Successful Communication Involves Accurate Encoding and Decoding of Messages

question 6

Multiple Choice

Successful communication involves accurate encoding and decoding of messages.Which of the following best represents the application of concepts when providing physical therapy services to a person with dysarthria?

• A)The therapist is challenged to encode a message in a manner that is understandable due to the comprehension difficulties associated with dysarthria.
• B)The patient's difficulty with language makes it impossible to encode or decode messages.
• C)The person with dysarthria has difficulty encoding messages in a manner that are easily decoded by the therapist.
• D)The person with dysarthria has difficulty decoding messages but the encoding aspect is easy.

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