Survey of Communication Disorders - Basics of Communication

Flashcards introducing the fundamentals of communication processes, sensory modalities, communication modalities, and communication disorders.

Encoding

Process where the sender converts thoughts and ideas into a message.

Message

Information that sender sends and receiver receives.

Decoding

Process where the receiver understands a message by 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

Communication modality involving speech and hearing.

Written communication modality

Communication modality involving writing and vision.

Non-verbal (gestural) communication modality

Communication modality involving facial expressions, vision, touch, or drawing.

Communication disorder

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