Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

Abstract
Abstraction Ladder
Accent
Accidental Communication
Acting with Awareness
Action Model
Affect Displays
Affectionless Psychopathy
Affective Orientation
Affiliation
Agape
Alexithymia
Ambiguous Language
Analyzing
Androgynous
Anxious Shyness
Appreciative Listening
Appropriate Communication
Argument
Argumentativeness
Refers to words that relate to ideas or concepts that exist only in your
mind and do not represent a tangible object.
A diagram that explains the process of abstraction.
Nonverbal communication that emphasizes a portion of a message or
word rather than the message as a whole.
When an individual sends messages to another person without
realizing those messages are being sent.
Purposefully focusing one’s attention on the activity or interaction in
which one is engaged.
Communication model that views communication as a onedirectional
transmission of information from a source or sender to
some destination or receiver.
Kinesics that show feelings and emotions.
The inability to show affection or care about others.
An individual’s recognition of their own emotions and the emotions
of others and reliance on these emotions during decision making
processes.
A connection or association with others.
Selfless love in which the needs of others are the priority.
A general deficit in emotional vocabulary—the ability to identify
emotional feelings, differentiate emotional states from physical
sensations, communicate feelings to others, and process emotion in a
meaningful way.
Language that has multiple meanings.
This is helpful in gaining different alternatives and perspectives by
offering an interpretation of the speaker’s message.
A person having both feminine and masculine characteristics.
The fear associated with dealing with others face-to-face.
The type of listening you engage in for pleasure or enjoyment.
Communication tactics that most people would consider acceptable
communicative behaviors.
A verbal exchange between two or more people who have differing
opinions on a given subject or subjects.
Communication trait that predisposes the individual in
communication situations to advocate positions on controversial
issues, and to attack verbally the positions which other people take on
these issues.
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