Responsible for language, taste, touch, and smell
Important in regards to communication because this is where we process language
Parietal Lobe Function
Responsible for vision, color, letters, and direction
Important for communication in written form
Occipital Lobe Function
Anything that has influenced you life that is not based on genetics
Experimental knowledge
Exs: Values, beliefs, attitudes
CULTURE/RELIGION, social status, gender, age, development, environment (setting)
A-posteriori Influences
The imparting or exchanging of information or news
Means of sending or receiving information
EXCHANGE of information (listening and talking)
Communication definition
Responsible for thinking, speaking, memory, and movement
Higher level of cognitive processes take place/separates us from other species
Frontal Lobe Function
Responsible for hearing, learning, feelings, and fear
Temporal Lobe Function (IMPORTANT)
Emotional center
Decision Maker
Located near temporal lobe
Amygdala
Territoriality: Who owns the space?
Density: How many people are around?
Distance: How close am I to the person I’m talking to?
Environment’s Influence on communication
Use play-transitional objects, be honest, DO NOT LIE, allow them to express concerns , avoid abstract concepts so do not try to explain to them things that will happen later, kids are also talked over by their parents a lot
Influences on communication (Childhood)
Very concrete on the view of the world, do not do abstract concepts well, have a difficult time differentiating fantasy from reality so be careful using euphemisms
( Example: If you tell a child that you are going to put a stick in their arm (IV) they will think you are putting a tree)
Influences on communication Under 6
Children are starting to develop morals, tend to see the world in black and white/ wrong and right, may see pain as a result from them being bad
Influences on communication 7-10
Moral crisis, peers become a huge influence
Influences on communication Adolescents
Be aware of sensory deficits
Influences on communication Older Adults
Unintentional Communication
Intentional Communication
Sensation and Perception
Non-Verbal Communication
-They way in which people show what they mean other than by the words they use
- Examples: Vocal cues, volume, emphasis, rate, tone, pitch, pauses
Paralanguage (IMPORTANT)
The Golden Circle (Simon Sinek) (IMPORTANT)
Active Listening
How we let the client know we are on their side
Rephrase how you communicate: Examples
Therapeutic Communication
Barriers for communication