The student learning about therapeutic communication techniques knows that the most important concept in the definition of communication is
a. exchanging.
b. messages.
c. receiver.
d. sender.
A
The key word in the definition of communication is "exchanging," which implies a giver and a receiver and an active process.
Messages or signals are ways that information is shared.
The receiver is the person who gets the message, but this linear process does not account for the dynamic nature of communication.
The sender is the person giving the message, but this linear process does not account for the dynamic nature of communication.
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