COMD 4500 Exam 2 Questions and Correct Answers

compensatory treatment -skills to function -memory aid -navigation tools -hearing assistive devices -modify environment restorative treatment -cognitive stimulation therapy -computer based treatments glasgow coma scale -widely used -3 subscales (eye opening, motor response, verbal response) -severe, moderate, mild -for tbi rancho los amigos scale -widely used, 1-10 -rehab professionals familiar -higher number=better cognitive function -rates based on observation -specifies how much assistance is needed -descriptive behavior at each level -track progress during recovery -for tbi tbi assessment -standardized tests -test score can be insufficient to reflect problems -informal testing -discourse analysis -importance of qualitative insights apraxia -planning, programming deficit -bad musical score, good orchestra -left hemisphere cortical damage -phonetic-motoric disorder -words wont come out right/mispronounced -complaints about articulation -segmental and prosodic distortion dysarthria -neuromuscular speech production deficit, good musical score, bad orchestra, cns or pns damage