Survey of Communication Disorders - Basics of Communication

Vocabulary flashcards generated from lecture notes covering communication processes, sensory modalities, communication modalities, and communication disorders.

Encoding

The process where a sender converts thoughts and ideas into a message.

Message

The information that a sender sends and a receiver receives.

Decoding

The process where a receiver understands a message, converting the message into thoughts and ideas.

Sensory Modalities

The ways individuals engage with incoming information.

Gustation

The sensory modality of taste.

Tactile

The sensory modality of touch.

Audition

The sensory modality of hearing.

Olfaction

The sensory modality of smell.

Vision

The sensory modality of sight.

Verbal Communication Modality

A communication modality involving speech and hearing.

Written Communication Modality

A communication modality involving writing and vision.

Non-verbal (gestural) Communication Modality

A communication modality involving facial expressions, vision, touch, or drawing.

Communication Disorder

Inappropriate functioning of communication in receiving, sending, or understanding the message, whether verbal, written, or nonverbal.