PSYC 3110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Nonverbal Communication, Prospect Theory, Health Communication

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3110
• Professor: Kieran O' Doherty

Document Summary

Health communication refers to all interpersonal, organizational or mass communication that concerns health. Communication is the exchange of information from one entity to another. In order for communication to occurs you will need a sender, receiver, a message and a medium. Shannon and weavers model of communication has 5 components: 1. Source where the message is coming from: 2. Transmitter something that encodes the message into signals: 3. Channel where encoded signals are transmitted: 4. Receiver something that decodes the signal back into the message: 5. Destination where the message goes: a sixth component suggested is noise interference between sender and destination. Simplicity of this model is both a strength and a weakness. Model provides insight into the factors that need to be considered for effective communication. Good communication can enable patients to relay information about their physical and mental state that can allow early identification of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of their condition.