Question

This quarter you have worked hard on multiple levels of Interpersonal communication. Now it is time to summarize your learning. Describe 3 personal scenarios in which you have utilized some of the learning from this quarter. Discuss 2 communication situations in which you have shown personal growth based on the material you have learned. Describe 1 way you may have changed over the last 5 weeks. Utilize your book to help you in your assessment. Cite all references using APA.

Answer 1

Communication is the process whereby humans collectively create and regulate social reality

Communication is a way to change social reality

The Communication Cycle Encodes Decodes Noise Message Communication Receiver Sender Decodes Channel Encodes Face to-Face Online ideo Email Letters Bulletins Media Voice Mai Feedback

# Interpersonal communication - The process of message transaction between two people to create and sustain shared meaning.

# Communication Principles:

1. Transactional

2. Has a content dimension and a relational dimension

3. Can be intentional or unintentional

4. Irreversible

5. Unrepeatable

# Seven characteristics of a competent communicator

1. Large repertoire of skills

2. Adaptability

3. Ability to perform skillfully

4. Involvement

5. Empathy/Perspective Taking

6. Cognitive Complexity

7. Self-monitoring

# 3 scenarios in which I have used the learned material about communication are :-

- I used the learned material to communicate with a neurologic patient diagnosed with stroke ,when he was not able to communicate due to stroke

- I used the learned material to communicate with a pediatric patient , learned how to communicate with small children's

- I used the learned material to communicate with psychiatric patient , I learned who to develop therapeutic relationship with the patient .

# It was during my posting when I used the learned therapeutic relationship to interact with patient . I used all the four phases of the therapeutic communication to develop a therapeutic relationship with the patient to provide a care to the patient based on his or her needs .

# I used the learned non-verbal method of communication to communicate with a client diagnosed with stroke .