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Therapeutic Communication: Friedman And James Brown

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Therapeutic Communication

Sommer et al. (2013) Communication is an interactive process between two or more people who send and receive messages to each other. The following is a simplified sample of communication; stimulus for information, comfort or advice, the sender initiates contact, the message is sent or expressed, variety of media used such as hearing, visual, touch or smell used and then feedback is received. Factors that affect communication vary such as personal (emotional, social, cultural, language differences), environmental (background noise, lack of privacy or proper accommodation), and relationship factors (communication influenced by status) can interfere with communication. Discussion
The interview being discussed is the infamous James Brown interview on Friedman Live! In LA that occurred in May 1988 after James Brown was arrested in South Carolina on charges of fleeing the police after his wife had called the police fearing for her safety. The interview was a two-way live on air interview over television between reporter Friedman Friedman and James Brown. Brown …show more content…

Friedman asked Brown about how all the trouble with his spouse began in which Brown decided to digress from the question to talk about his tour. Friedman agrees with Brown and asks questions about the tour instead. Friedman changed the topic which is a barrier to effective communication. Friedman also states during an exchange saying, “the women love you when you’re out there James” in which Brown responded with “I look good. Smell good. Make love good”. Friedman in this instance offered a personal opinion to Brown. Friedman at times used excessive questioning as well. Halter (2014) stated excessive questioning can be asking multiple questions consecutively or rapidly. It casts the nurse in the role of interrogator who demands information without respect for the patient’s willingness or readiness to

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