Communication: Apprehension, Avoidance, and Effectiveness

Abstract

In this Section: 1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents 1) Brief Table of Contents Chapter 1: An Overview of Human Communication Chapter 2: Shyness: The Behavior of Not Communicating Chapter 3: Scared Speechless: The Fear of Communication Chapter 4: Intercultural and Interethnic Communication Apprehension Chapter 5: Impact of Apprehension, Shyness, and Low Willingness to Communicate in Life Chapter 6: Communication Avoidance and Communication Effectiveness Chapter 7: Reducing Apprehension and Anxiety About Communication 2) Full Table of Contents Chapter 1: An Overview of Human Communication Definition of Human Communication Components of the Human Communication Process Noise Functions of the Communication Process Misconceptions About Communication Chapter 2: Shyness: The Behavior of Not Communicating Individual Differences in Communication Effects of Individual Differences The Nature of Shyness The Causes of Shyness Types of Shy People Measures of Shyness Chapter 3: Scared Speechless: The Fear of Communication The Nature of Communication Apprehension Types of Communication Apprehension Causes of Communication Apprehension Effects of Communication Apprehension Personality Correlates of Apprehension Compulsive Communicators Chapter 4: Intercultural and Interethnic Communication Apprehension The Influence of Culture on Communication Apprehension Intercultural Communication Apprehension Interethnic Communication Apprehension Communication Apprehension in Other Cultural Contexts Chapter 5: Impact of Apprehension, Shyness, and Low Willingness to Communicate in Life Behaviors of Quiet and Talkative People Quiet vs. Talkative People: A Generalized Profile Interpersonal Perceptions Everyday Life Chapter 7: Communication Avoidance and Communication Effectiveness Contributors to Communication Effectiveness Self-Perceived Communication Competence Social Style Immediacy Chapter 8: Reducing Apprehension and Anxiety About Communication Theories of Causes Treatment Approaches Samples of Nonthreatening to Threatening Communication Situations Summary Selected References Appendices A: Introversion Scale B: Shyness Scale (SS) C: Willingness to Communicate Scale (WTC) D: Writing Apprehension Test (WAT) E: Test of Singing Apprehension (TOSA) F: Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) G: Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) H: Communication Apprehension in Generalized Contexts I: Situational Communication Apprehension Measure (SCAM) J: Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (SPCC) K: Talkaholism or Compulsive Communication L: Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension (PRICA) M: Personal Report of Interethnic Communication Apprehension (PRECA) N: Religious Communication Apprehension (RCA) O: Sociocommunicative Orientation P: Fear of Physician (FOP) Q: Computer-Mediated Communication Apprehension (CMCA)