Interpersonal Communication and Emotional Intelligence Flashcards
WHAT IS INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION PROCESS?
The interpersonal communication process is the process of sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal messages between two or more people.
WHAT IS MEANING?
Meaning - the thoughts and feelings that people intend to communicate to one another
WHAT IS ENCODING?
Encoding - the process of converting meaning into messages composed of words and nonverbal signals
WHAT IS DECODING?
Decoding - the process of interpreting messages from others into meaning.
GOAL OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION?
People involved arrive at shared meaning - same understanding about ideas, thoughts and feelings
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING THE GOAL?
- External noise
- Internal noise
- Lifetime experiences
TYPES OF NOISE?
- Physical noise (external)
- loud noises
- Physiological noise (internal)
- illness
- Semantic noise (internal)
- communicators apply different meanings to the same words or phrases
- Psychological noise (internal)
- interference due to attitudes, ideas and emotions experienced during interpersonal interaction
WHAT IS LIFETIME EXPERIENCES?
Lifetime experiences are the accumulated knowledge, values, expectations and attitudes based on prior personal experiences.
The more shared experiences, the easier the communication is
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ)?
Emotional intelligence involves understanding emotions, managing emotions to serve goals, empathizing with others, and effectively handling relationships with others.
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL HIJACKING?
A situation in which emotions control our behaviour causes us to react without thinking
WHAT ARE THE DOMAINS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ)?
- Self-awareness (foundation)
- Self-management
- Empathy
- Relationship management
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?
Self-awareness involves accurately understanding your emotions as they occur and how they affect you.
TRIGGERS - Events that cause strong emotional reactions
WHAT IS SELF MANAGEMENT?
Self-management is the ability to use awareness of your emotions to stay flexible and to direct your behaviour positively.
WHAT IS EMPATHY? AND HOW TO DEVELOP IT?
Empathy is the ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on with them.
- listening
- Sight reading nonverbal communications
WHAT IS ACTIVE LISTENING?
Active listening is a person’s willingness and ability to hear and understand.