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CD 444 Exam 5 – Questions And Answers (Verified)What are the 3 groups of adult aural rehabilitation? Right Ans - - adults
who have been deaf all or most of their lives
- adults who become deaf as adults
- adults who have gradually become hard of hearing
For adults who have been deaf all or most of their lives intervention should
focus on? Right Ans - - functional communication skills
- assistive devices
Who typically do not seek services from audiologists or speech-language
pathologist? Right Ans - adults who have been deaf all or most of their lives
Difficulty with employment and independent living skills is not uncommon?
Right Ans - adults who have been deaf all or most of their lives
Often gravitate toward deaf community? Right Ans - adults who have been
deaf all or most of their lives
Are most concerned about issues that relate to deaf culture if they have access
to deaf culture? Right Ans - adults who have been deaf all or most of their
lives
Signing deaf adults can have low language levels if? Right Ans - - not
immersed in deaf community
- signing in home was limited
- education was poor
- did/do not have signing peer group
Deaf people who communicate manually earn ___________ less than general
population. Right Ans - 30%
As adults, children who are born deaf earn _______ less than children who lose
hearing after 3-6 years of normal hearing. Right Ans - 5%
Rate of unemployment is ________ as great for deaf high school graduates as for
normal hearing peers. Right Ans - twice
,Adults who become deaf later in life intervention should focus on? Right
Ans - - hearing aids or cochlear implants
- assistive devices
- realistic expectations
- maintaining verbal communication skills
- maintaining or developing job skills
- maintaining independent living skills
- might enjoy support group
Do not identify with deaf culture? Right Ans - adults who become deaf later
in life
Adults who gradually become hard of hearing intervention should focus on?
Right Ans - - amplification and assistive devices
- strategies to to ease communication difficulties
- assertiveness training to encourage social and environmental management
of hearing loss
- possible support group
Continue to function in mainstream society but with less ease? Right Ans -
adults who gradually become hard of hearing
The elderly adults who gradually become hard of hearing will manifest
various levels of need? Right Ans - - individuals who can function
independently
- individuals who will need some assistance
- individuals who will be dependent on caregiver, might be in nursing home
Only _______ of hard of hearing adults who would benefit from treatment seek
help. Right Ans - 20%
______ of adults between 65 and 74 years of age have hearing loss. Right Ans
- 30%
______ of adults over 75 have hearing loss? Right Ans - 50%
Good idea for adults to have their hearing screened every 3 years starting at
age? Right Ans - 50
, Often adult onset hearing loss occurs at the same time people being to feel?
Right Ans - the impact of aging
Undiagnosed and unmanned hearing loss can be? Right Ans - - fatiguing,
frustrating, and embarrassing
- disempowering: leads to feelings of being less effective and more dependent
- makes individuals feel isolated
- makes symptoms of dementia worse
Without intervention for hearing loss many adults will? Right Ans - -
withdraw
- become paranoid
- become depressed
Lack of understanding by family and friends leads to increased in? Right
Ans - frustration and isolation
Are always encouraged to participate in counseling and educational
programs? Right Ans - family members and caregivers
Occurs when the cortical centers of the brain responsible for processing
auditory signals are under-stimulated or not stimulated at all? Right Ans -
auditory deprivation
Happens when hearing loss is undiagnosed, unmanaged, or manger poorly?
Right Ans - auditory deprivation
What does auditory deprivation affect? Right Ans - - memory
- cognition
- processing skills
What are the components of adult aural rehabilitation program? Right Ans
- - hearing aid fitting and orientation
- assessment of communication difficulty
- counseling and education regarding hearing loss
- discussion of assistive devices
- communication strategies
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