Interpersonal Effectiveness and Effective Communication

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts, communication barriers, myths, gestures, and values from Week 7 Life and Career Skills lecture notes.

Interpersonal Effectiveness

The ability to interact positively and effectively with other people, communicating clearly, showing empathy, respecting others, and maintaining healthy relationships while expressing one's own needs and boundaries.

Communication

The exchange of information, thoughts, ideas, and feelings between people.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share another person's feelings.

Perspective-Taking

Trying to see a situation from another person's point of view.

Conflict Resolution

The process of solving disagreements peacefully and constructively.

Self-Awareness

Understanding your own values, beliefs, feelings, strengths, and weaknesses.

Psychological Barriers

Obstacles to communication that come from a person's thoughts and mindset, such as prejudice, bias, fear of criticism, and defensiveness.

Emotional Barriers

Communication obstacles that occur when strong emotions like anger, anxiety, fear, or emotional overload interfere.

Cultural Barriers

Communication obstacles arising from differences in culture, beliefs, values, and communication styles, such as language differences and social customs.

Physical Barriers

External factors that make communication difficult, such as noise, long distance, poor technology connection, and distractions.

Verbal Communication

The use of spoken or written words to convey messages.

Negotiation

Discussing possible solutions that satisfy both sides and benefit everyone involved.

Nonverbal Communication

Messages sent without words, including facial expressions, gestures, body language, eye contact, and tone of voice.

Social Cues

Signals such as facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice that help us understand what others feel or mean.

Pagmamano

A Filipino gesture of respect shown toward elders by taking their hand and placing it on one's forehead.

Ngiti (Smile)

A Filipino nonverbal gesture that can express friendliness, gratitude, and kindness.

Tango (Nod)

A nonverbal gesture where nodding often shows agreement, understanding, or acknowledgment.

Taas-Kilay (Eyebrow Raise)

An informal greeting or acknowledgment commonly used in Filipino culture.

Pakikipagkapwa-Tao

A Filipino value of treating others with kindness, compassion, and respect while recognizing the dignity and value of every person.

Paggalang

A Filipino value of showing respect, especially to elders, parents, teachers, and community leaders.

Pakikisama

A Filipino value focused on maintaining harmony and cooperation within a group to encourage teamwork and good relationships.

Bayanihan

A Filipino value of working together to achieve a common goal and helping one another, which strengthens community relationships.