Communication
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Communication. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Communication.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Abbreviations as Topic - Shortened forms of written words or phrases used for brevity....
Access to Information - Individual's rights to obtain and use information collected or generated by others....
Advertising as Topic - The act or practice of calling public attention to a product, service, need, etc., especially by pai...
Anonyms and Pseudonyms - Designations for persons whose names are not known or who wish to remain anonymous (anonyms) and for...
Answering Services - Communication services provided by a person or a machine to record and relay the message from the ca...
Authorship - The profession of writing. Also the identity of the writer as the creator of a literary production....
Biofeedback, Psychology - The therapy technique of providing the status of one's own AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM function (e.g., ...
Communication - The exchange or transmission of ideas, attitudes, or beliefs between individuals or groups....
Communication Barriers - Those factors, such as language or sociocultural relationships, which interfere in the meaningful in...
Computer Literacy - General learning, knowledge, and fluency with computer terms; also, becoming familiar with how compu...
Correspondence as Topic - Communication between persons or between institutions or organizations by an exchange of letters. It...
Cybernetics - That branch of learning which brings together theories and studies on communication and control in l...
Diffusion of Innovation - The broad dissemination of new ideas, procedures, techniques, materials, and devices and the degree ...
Electronic Mail - Messages between computer users via COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. This feature duplicates most o...
Feedback - A mechanism of communication within a system in that the input signal generates an output response w...
Feedback, Physiological - A mechanism of communication with a physiological system for homeostasis, adaptation, etc. Physiolog...
Feedback, Psychological - A mechanism of information stimulus and response that may control subsequent behavior, cognition, pe...
Feedback, Sensory - A mechanism of communicating one's own sensory system information about a task, movement, skill, etc...
Feedback, Sensory - A mechanism of communicating one's own sensory system information about a task, movement, skill, etc...
Hotlines - A direct communication system, usually telephone, established for instant contact. It is designed to...
Information Dissemination - The circulation or wide dispersal of information....
Information Seeking Behavior - How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used....
Interdisciplinary Communication - Communication, in the sense of cross-fertilization of ideas, involving two or more academic discipli...
Language - A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings....
Language Arts - Skills in the use of language which lead to proficiency in written or spoken communication....
Linguistics - The science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, ...
Lipreading - The process by which an observer comprehends speech by watching the movements of the speaker's lips ...
Manual Communication - Method of nonverbal communication utilizing hand movements as speech equivalents....
Multilingualism - The ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingu...
Names - Personal names, given or surname, as cultural characteristics, as ethnological or religious patterns...
Negotiating - The process of bargaining in order to arrive at an agreement or compromise on a matter of importance...
Neurolinguistic Programming - A set of models of how communication impacts and is impacted by subjective experience. Techniques ar...
Nonverbal Communication - Transmission of emotions, ideas, and attitudes between individuals in ways other than the spoken lan...
Paleography - The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing. It includes the deciphering of manuscripts a...
Persuasive Communication - A mode of communication concerned with inducing or urging the adoption of certain beliefs, theories,...
Phonetics - The science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their a...
Propaganda - The deliberate attempt to influence attitudes and beliefs for furthering one's cause or damaging an ...
Psycholinguistics - A discipline concerned with relations between messages and the characteristics of individuals who se...
Reminder Systems - Systems used to prompt or aid the memory. The systems can be computerized reminders, color coding, t...
Semantics - The relationships between symbols and their meanings....
Sign Language - A system of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languag...
Speech - Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols....
Technology Transfer - Spread and adoption of inventions and techniques from one geographic area to another, from one disci...
Terminology as Topic - The terms, expressions, designations, or symbols used in a particular science, discipline, or specia...
Translating - Conversion from one language to another language....
Vocabulary - The sum or the stock of words used by a language, a group, or an individual. (From Webster, 3d ed)...
Writing - The act or practice of literary composition, the occupation of writer, or producing or engaging in l...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.