Is communication only for Us to transmit information?
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nContrary to the first thought, communication is contained in many of Our needs. George Bernard Shaw used to say:\"The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.\" We speak, but we don't always convey what we actually wanted to communicate clearly and lucidly. In order for people to be fully fulfilled and develop to their maximum potential, they need to take care of their needs, which nothing but communication serves to fulfill. In the late 1970s, Prof. Abraham Maslow, described the ladder of our needs, and showed the relationships between them. In other words, he described the various stages in which we realize our needs. For the realization of the needs of the higher levels, such as the needs of social, knowledge and aesthetics , as well as the need for social perception, the presence of another person is necessary, which in effect translates into communication, which the more effective, the more effectively our needs will be satisfied.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTo begin with, physiological needs.
Although these needs are the simplest, lower rung in Maslow's ladder, their importance is extremely important. People communicate with each other at this level, in order to relieve stress, or colloquially speaking: \"for mental hygiene.\" Why is this type of need so important? Let the following few examples prove it:
Fatal cancers are two to three times more likely to affect people who remain socially isolated than those who have a social life. Pregnant women left without support and care are three times more likely to experience complications than women who enjoy the support of loved ones, during the difficult prenatal period. Those living in social isolation are four times more likely to catch the common cold.
During the Vietnam War, U.S. soldiers who were taken prisoner by the Vietcong army were primarily isolated from each other in prison camps. This was a form of torture far more effective than the physical ones. Their fellow captives were willing to submit to torture rather than stop communicating. The above examples demonstrate vividly how essential communication is to our well-being.