Module D: Definitions

Question 1

aphasia

Answer 1

inability to speak

Question 2

communication

Answer 2

successfully getting and receiving messages

Question 3

culture

Answer 3

is a view of the world as well as a set of values, beliefs, and traditions that are handed down from generation to generation, is different from religion

Question 4

non-verbal communication (also called body language)

Answer 4

body positions are actions that send an unspoken message along with the spoken message; the conscious or unconscious signals that a person’s body sends, are more accurate than verbal

Question 5

therapeutic communication

Answer 5

a type of communication that health care providers consciously use when talking with residents in order to influence residents or help resident to a better understanding

Question 6

verbal communication

Answer 6

the act of sending receiving the spoken message