The Defensive Communication Types Of Communication

3. Explain why it is important to observe an individuals reactions when communicating with them.

Communication is very important in order to express needs and emotions. There are two types of communication, verbal and non-verbal, both of which are important in understanding and supporting someone.

[Describe in a short paragraph how, in a recent conversation, your communication behavior contributed to your physical, relational, identity, spiritual, and instrumental needs. Which need or need took precedence? Why? Page 9]

In every Nursing setting that you will be in your peers will expect you to be a respentation of there facilities . Whatever you do reflects on self ,patients , and peers within nursing facilities. A Non-reliable person in general is the worst feeling ever in a workplace ive learned that everyone help is needed whether you play a big part or small part in your role of duties. Having lack of help causes frustartion and sometimes a hostile enviorment. CNAs shouldnt ignore their hygiene duties they should always keep their surrouding clean to avoid any patients from getting sicker than they are already are. Not intaking what youre learning on a day to day basis will sometimes cause you your job! A CNAs job is to learn consistently and put what they hae learned into hard work. If you dont have your job down pack no one will want to work with you ...they will feel as if theyre are doing your job and that will be pressure on them also. Always learn and intake every piece of information that you recieve throughout your nursing

2. Describe a specific time when you were able to effectively communicate a difficult or unpleasant idea to a superior or professor. How did you present your thoughts, and what was the outcome?

Describe the personal variables that contribute to the interpersonal communication behaviors you saw in this situation.

People from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways because every family has their own way of communicating together. For example: some children might hear or speak more than one language at home or they could hear others swearing. This can affect children’s communication and how they communicate as adults.

1.4 Analyse reasons why an individual may use a form of communication that is not based on formal language.

3.1 – Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways.

Identify the different reasons people communicate – Explain 5 different ways of communicating in your setting using 3 written methods of communication and 2 verbal methods.

Mehrabian, A. (1967). Attitudes inferred from non-immediacy of verbal communications. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 6, 294-295.

My experience with nursing incivility began when I became a certified nursing assistant (CNA). I was hired at a local nursing home as a float CNA, but being that five out of the seven assignments on my unit has permanent CNAs, there were only two assignments I floated to.

What I feel were the most important topics of Chapter 7 that I had learned were the defensive and supportive communication climates. As I am naturally a defensive person, these defensive and supportive climates allowed myself to evaluate how I perceive information as well as how to properly communicate controversial messages. I feel as I had learned mostly how to respond non defensively when I am being evaluated. For example, I would naturally give an excuse if I am doing poorly, however, I must take in the evaluation and work towards improving myself in that area. When I receive constructive criticism that is supportive, it would motivate myself to try harder to improve myself in that area. Also, in regards to evaluating a peer, to support

Next, the group discussed the pros and cons of each communication style. They explored; for example, how an aggressive communication style might be appropriate during an emergency, but that is was not warranted in most situations. They also spent time reflecting on the usefulness of the assertive communication

Elder (1985) emphasizes that people are more concerned with others’ opinions of them and show a marked increase in self-consciousness. However, fear of being rejected by peers’ has caused women to avoid upsetting their peers (Crothers, Lipinski, and Minutolo 2009). Which only creates more problems once people realizes that they aren’t being authentic. Cupach and Willer (2008) concludes that aggressive acts will be used to damage people's self-esteems and is made worse for people they believe to be