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Comm 225
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
10/12/2011

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emotion
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is an intense reaction to an event that involves interperting the meaning of the event, becoming physiologically aroused.
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emotion-sharing
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another way in which emotion is communicative is that we talk about our emotional experiences with others, a form of communication.
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emotional contagion
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when the experience of the same emtion rapidly spreads from one person to others.
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feelings 
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are short-term emotional reactions to events that generate only limited arousal; they typically do not trigger attempts to manage their experience or experession.
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moods
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are low intensity states- such as boredom, contentment, grouchiness or serenity.
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primary emotion
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emotions that involve unique and consistent behavioral displays acoss culutres.
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blended emotion
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an event may trigger two or more primary emotions simultaneously.
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displays rule
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people in a given culture agree about which forms of emotion management and communication are socially desireable and approriate.
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rational emotive behavior therapy
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as a way for therapist to help neurotic patients systematically purge themselves of such beleifs.
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emotional intelligence
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effectively managing your emotions
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emotion management
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involves attempts to influence which emotions you have, when you have them, and how you experience and express them.
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supression
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inhibiting thoughts, arousal, and outward behavior displays of emotion.
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venting
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allowing emotions to dominate our thoughts and explosively expressing them.
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encounter avoidence
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involves staying away from people, places or activites that you know will provoke emotions that you don't want to experience.
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encounter structuring
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intentionally avoiding sppecific topics that you know will provoke unwanted emotion during encounters with others.
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attention focus
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intentionally devoting your attention only to aspects of an event or encounter that you knwo will not provoke an undesired emotion.
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deactivation
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systematically desentsitizing yourself to emotional experience.
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reapprasial
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actively changing how you think about the meaning of emotion-eliciting situations so that their emotional impact is changed.
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anger
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is a negative primary emotion that occurs when you are blocked or interrupted from attaining an important goal by what you see as the improper action of external agent- the person who cuts in front of you in line.
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chronic hostility
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physical and mental problems: you put yourself in a near-constant state or arousal and negative thinking.
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catharsis
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which holds that openly expressing your emotions enables you to purge them
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Jefferson strategy
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when a person says or does something that makes you angry, you count slowly to 10 before you speak or act.
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passion
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is a blended emotion, combination of surprise and joy coupled with a number of positive feelings such as excitement, amazement, and sexual attraction.
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greif
Definition
intense sadness that follows a substantial loss
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supportive communication
Definition
sharing messages that express emotional support and that offer personal assistance.
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interpersonal communication competence
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means consistently communicating in ways that meet three criteria: appropritaness,effectivness, and ethics.
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communication skills
Definition
repeatable goal-directed behaviors and behavorial patterns that you routinely practice in your interpersonal encounters and relationships.
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appropriateness
Definition
the degree to which your communication matches situational, relational, and cultural expectations regarding how people should communicate.
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high self monitors 
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people who are highly sensitive to appropriatness abd adapt their communication accordingly.
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low self moitors
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are not sensitive to appropriatness.
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effectiveness
Definition
the abilty to use communication to accomplish interpersonal goals.
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ethics
Definition
driven by a set of standards regarding moral behavior.
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expressive messages
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have only one purpose; to convey what you think and feel so that others know exactly what you think and feel.
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conventional messages
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amphasize the achievement of instrumental goals in a situation; thus, they focus narrowly on effectiveness.
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rhetorical messages
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signal an attempt to answer the question "how can I best talk about this situation jso that the problem we're facing are solved?"
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online disinhibition
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whereby, people share personal information more openly abd directly during online interations, is the norm.
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flaming
Definition
inappropriately aggressive messages that people typically wouldn't convey face-to-face.
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intercultural competence
Definition
the ability to communicate appropriatly, effectivly, and ethically with people from diverse backgrounds.
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world-mindedness
Definition
you demonstrate acceptance and respect toward other cultures beliefs, values, and customs.
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ethnocentrism
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the belief that one's own cultural beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices are superior to those of others.
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attributional compexity 
Definition
the fact that other people's behaviors have multiple and comlicated causes.
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communication apprehension
Definition
fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication with another person or persons.
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communication plans
Definition
mental maps that describe exaclty how communication encounters unflod-prior to interacting in the situation or with the person or types of people who cause your apprehension.
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plan action
Definition
the "moves" think you'll perform in an encounter that causes anxiety.
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plan contingencies
Definition
the messages you think your communication partner to partners will say during the encounter and how you will respond.
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shyness
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is the tendacy to be timid and reserved, and to talk less when in the presence of others.
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loneliness
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is defined as feelings of social isolation and lack of companionship.
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defensive communication
Definition
incompetent messages delivered in response to suggestions, criticism, or percieved slights.
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dogmatic messages
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a person dismisses suggestions for improvement or constructive criticism,refuses to consider other views, and continues to believe that his or her behaviors are acceptable.
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superiority messages
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the speaker suggests that he or she possesses special knowledge, ability, or status far beyond that of the other individual.
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indiffernce messages
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a person implies that the suggestions or criticism being offered is irrelevant, uninteresting, or unimportant.
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control messages
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a person seeks to squelch criticism by controlling the other individual or the encounter.
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verbal agression
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the tendency to attack others' self-concepts rather than their positions on topics of conversation.
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domestic message
Definition
"why would I change? I've always done it like this!"
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superiority message
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" I have more experience and have been doing this longer than you"
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Indifference message
Definition
" This is supposed to interest me?"
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Control Message
Definition
" You need to remeber who you're talking to."
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