Barriers to Communication

by eloowah (student)

Felicia hills

Barrier to communication

( p3)

Introduction

In this assessment am going to be explaining the environmental factor that may influence communication and interpersonal interactions in heath and social care environment for example setting, noise, seating, lighting space and time.

It is very hard to hear or understand what someone is saying if there is a lot of noise in the background for example in a nursery children make up lots of noise so when your talking to someone you wouldn’t be able to hear or understand what the message was. It’s also very difficult to make sense of other people facial expressions if you can’t see their faces properly due to poor lighting. Rooms with an awkward seating position might mean that a group of people cannot see each other comfortably.

People sometimes feel uncomfortable if they are trying to communicate with a person who is to close or at distance. A room that is too hot, stuffy or cold or at inhibit communicate if it makes people feel tired or stressed. The environment also plays an important role in the effectiveness of communicate aids. For instance, hearing aids will amplify background noise as well as the voice of the speaker. A noisy environment may therefore be difficult and unpleasant for someone who is using a hearing aid. Good lighting will be critical for someone who supports their understanding of ...

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Now am going to be explaining barriers to communication, a barrier blocks things and stop them getting through. There are different types of communication barriers that stop communication from being effective.

Three types of communication barriers

Communication is not received- not responding to language needs or preferences. Not understanding sensory impairment or disability for example speaking to a deaf person who uses a signed language the sounds are not received. Environment barriers for example back ground noise can stop you from hearing a message. You can’t receive full non-verbal communication if you can’t see a person face body.

Communication is received but not understood- a person using slag, jargon or complex technical terminology can be heard nut their message may not be understood.

Understanding is distorted- a wide range of emotional and psychological factors can act as barriers, resulting in distorted understanding of communicate.

Where the first and second types of barriers exit it will usually be obvious that communication has failed. However, distorted understanding is not always easy to identify. Skilled use of the communication cycle may help you to check what has been understood or what communication barriers may exist.

Jargon

Jargon is like slang, it is a specific set of words and phrases which a small group of people can understand. Jargon evolves for example people that work in a certain job need to use certain words and terms, but a person that doesn’t work in that job wouldn’t be able to understand. Sometimes you get "corporate jargon" in which large companies or offices deliberately create mottos or slogans which become jargon - these are usually elaborate ways of saying things which could be said much more simply, and are used so show that you are a team player.

Depression

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