HCA 103 Flashcards
(33 cards)
During an exchange of information, a message is sent:
From a sender to a receiver
How can non-verbal messages be sent from one person to another?
Facial expressions, gestures, posture, body movements, appearance, and eye contact.
Active listening
Face the client Eye contact/engage Lean toward the client/listen Open/positive Respond appropriately
Assertiveness
Thoughts and feelings are expressed positively and directly, without offending others.
Closed Questions
Questions that are structured so that the response can be restricted to one word such as yes or no.
Defence mechanisms
Denial Displacement Fantasizing Projection Rationalization Regression Repression Suppression Passive-aggressiveness Submissiveness
Denial
An unwillingness to accept the truth or a certain reality
Displacement
A transfer of feelings (usually of anger) onto another person or item instead of onto the person who is the source of the anger.
Empathetic Listening
A nonjudgmental technique that requires the listener to be attentive to the sender’s feelings.
Fantasizing
Daydreaming as an escape instead of dealing with reality.
Focusing
Limiting the conversation to a certain topic.
Interpersonal communication
The exchange of information between two people, usually face-to-face.
Nonverbal communication
Messages sent without words.
Open-ended questions
Questions that invite a person to share thoughts, feelings, or ideas.
Paraphrasing
Restating someone’s message in one’s own words.
Passive-aggressiveness
The practice of expressing negative emotions, resentment, or anger towards others through passive, indirect ways (such as through procrastination or manipulation) instead of by verbalizing feelings in an assertive manner.
Projection
Blaming someone else for one’s own behaviour.
Rationalization
Justifying a behaviour or action by explaining it as being less harmful or hurtful than it really is.
Regression
A return to an earlier developmental stage as a way to escape from stress.
Repression
The involuntary action of blocking painful memories from the conscious mind.
Submissiveness
A show of obedience, meekness, and compliance
Suppression
A conscious refusal to acknowledge a painful or upsetting situation.
Which factors can influence communication?
Perceptions Experience and confidence Physical and mental health Mood and emotions Values Beliefs and cultural influences Gender Age Electronic communication and social media
Perceptions
How a person views events and understands messages