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What is communication?

• The process of building a house

• The study of stars and planets

• The process of cooking food

• Interchange of information between 2 or more people

What are the elements of the communication process?

• Sender, Message, Receiver, Response

• Ingredients, Recipe, Oven, Dish

• Actor, Script, Director, Audience

• Painter, Canvas, Brush, Palette

What is intra-personal communication?

• The communication between two people

• The communication between plants

• The communication that you have with yourself

• The communication between animals

What does verbal communication involve?

• Uses the spoken or written word

• Uses gestures and body movements

• Uses telepathy

• Uses only body language

What is non-verbal communication?

• Involves speaking loudly

• Involves sending messages through email

• Uses only verbal words

• Includes gestures, body movements, use of touch, and physical appearance

What is the most common form of electronic communication mentioned?

• E-mail

• Social media

• Text messaging

• Video calls

What are some factors influencing the communication process?

• Weather, Sports, Music, Food

• History, Geography, Mathematics, Science

• Development, Gender, Visual and perception, Personal space

• Art, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology

What is therapeutic communication?

• Promotes confusion and misunderstanding

• Promotes isolation and loneliness

• Promotes understanding and helps establish a constructive relationship between the nurse and the client

• Promotes competition and conflict between individuals

What is attentive listening?

• Listening passively with just the ear

• Listening with distractions

• Listening with closed eyes

• Listening actively, using all the senses

What does physical attending involve?

• Five specific ways to criticize others

• Five specific ways to avoid being present to another

• Five specific ways to ignore others

• Five specific ways to express being present to another