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CSD 526 Midterm/Final exam withcorrect answers
What is a neurogenic communication disorder? - ANSWER: ➡ A problem with communication
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as a result of damage to the brain or other parts of the nervous system
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What are some examples of neurogenic communication disorders? - ANSWER: ➡ aphasias
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dysarthria
apraxia of Speech o o
right hemisphere disorders
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traumatic Brain Injury o o
dementia
(schizophrenia)
What are some settings in which a speech-language pathologist provides therapy for
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neurogenic communication disorders? - ANSWER: ➡ skilled nursing facility
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acute care facility
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rehabilitation facility o
outpatient rehabilitation facility o o
home healthcare o
hospice care o
children's hospital o
schools
other
,Why is it important to know and understand neurogenic communication disorders even if you
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never plan on working in a clinical setting? - ANSWER: ➡ Horses and zebras
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-Odds are the child is the horse but you must be able to treat those problems that are out of the
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ordinary
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Definition of Speech - ANSWER: ➡ sounds the mouth makes to produce words
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Definition of language - ANSWER: ➡ Syllable set used to communicate meaning (verbal,
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written, sign)
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Definition of cognition - ANSWER: ➡ ability to process thought
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How do speech, language, and cognition differ? - ANSWER: ➡ -Speech: refers to the sounds
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made by the vocal cords and other articulation structures to produce verbal language
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(Sounds are used as a vehicle to express thoughts to others)
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-Language: agreed upon set of symbols used to communicate meaning
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(Verbal, written, sign) o o
-Cognition: the ability to think, acquire, and process knowledge about the world
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Subcategories of cognition - ANSWER: ➡ arousal o o o o oo o
orienting o
orientation o
problem solving o o
inferencing o
executive functioning o
what is arousal - ANSWER: ➡ ability to respond to stimuli
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,what is orienting - ANSWER: ➡ ability to direct attention to stimuli
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what is orientation - ANSWER: ➡ ability to know who you are, where you are, and when you
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are
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what is problem solving - ANSWER: ➡ ability to choose, apply, and evaluate a strategy to solve
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a problem
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what is inferencing - ANSWER: ➡ ability to interpret the overall meaning of details
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what is executive functioning - ANSWER: ➡ ability to employ lower level cognitive functions
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to meet goals
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How might communication be compromised if a person's cognition is not intact? - ANSWER:
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➡ -A lack of appropriate cognitive ability undermines the ability to communicate effectively
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-Many cognitive processes underlie and support communication
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What is a general definition of attention? - ANSWER: ➡ A person's ability to hold focus on a
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stimulus in the environment
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What are the individual levels of attention? - ANSWER: ➡ vigilance
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sustained attention o o
selective attention o o
alternating attention o o
divided attention o
what is vigilance - ANSWER: ➡ ability to stay alert
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, what is sustained attention - ANSWER: ➡ the ability to hold attention on a single stimulus over
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a period of time
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what is selective attention - ANSWER: ➡ ability to hold attention on a stimulus while ignoring
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competing stimuli
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what is alternating attention - ANSWER: ➡ ability to alternate attention back and forth
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between stimuli
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what is divided attention - ANSWER: ➡ ability to focus on more than one task at a time
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what is working memory - ANSWER: ➡ ability to hold finite amounts of information for
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immediate processing and manipulation
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what is short term memory - ANSWER: ➡ ability to retain information for 30 seconds up to a
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few hours
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What is long term memory - ANSWER: ➡ ability to retain information over days, months, or
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years
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What are the two gross divisions of language? - ANSWER: ➡ Expressive
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Receptive
Do deficits in one aspect of speech, language, or cognition constitute a deficit in another area of
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speech, language, or cognition? Why or why not? - ANSWER: ➡ -All 3 can interact and affect
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one another
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-Deficits in these areas can occur either separately or together
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Which areas of cognition can decline in healthy aging? - ANSWER: ➡ Selective attention
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Divided attention for complex tasks o o o o
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