Comm. disorders in adults final exam study guide

Question 1

1. Receptive language
2. Expressive language

Answer 1

Divisions of language

Question 2

1. Short-term memory
2. Long-term memory

Answer 2

Types of memory

Question 3

1. Wernicke’s area
2. Primary auditory cortex

Answer 3

Areas of the temporal lobe

Question 4

1. Axon
2. Dendrites

Answer 4

Components/parts of a neuron

Question 5

1. Sudden severe headache/ thunderclap headache
2. Vision problems

Answer 5

Symptoms of an aneurysm

Question 6

1. Phonemic paraphasia
2. Semantic paraphasia

Answer 6

types of paraphasias

Question 7

1. Western aphasia battery (WAB)
2. Boston diagnostic aphasia examination (BDAE)

Answer 7

Standardized test tools for aphasia

Question 8

1. Constraint-induced language therapy (CILT)
2. Melodic intonation therapy (MIT)

Answer 8

Restorative therapy approaches for aphasia

Question 9

1. Pragmatics and discourse
2. Emotional prosody processing

Answer 9

Two Right hemisphere functions

Question 10

1. Integral stimulation (watch and listen)
2. Sound production treatment (SPT)

Answer 10

Therapy approaches for apraxia of speech

Question 11

1. Monopitch and monoloudness
2. Reduced range of motion in speech musculature

Answer 11

General characteristics of hypokinetic dysarthria

Question 12

1. Concussion
2. Contusion

Answer 12

Types of closed head injuries

Question 13

1. Alzheimer’s disease with vascular dementia
2. Lewy body disease with alzheimer’s pathology

Answer 13

Etiologies of mixed dementia

Question 14

1. Spaced retrieval training
2. Errorless learning

Answer 14

Types of direct therapies for dementia

Question 15

1. Use active listening with empathetic responses
2. Provide clear, honest, and supportive information

Answer 15

Two strategies for an SLP counseling a patient

Question 16

_________ refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Answer 16

Cognition

Question 17

The ______ __ ______ is a ring-like arterial structure at the base of the brain that provides collateral blood flow between the anterior and posterior cerebral circulations.

Answer 17

Circle of Willis

Question 18

_____ _____ ______ occurs when exposure to harmful substances (e.g., drugs, alcohol, chemicals) causes damage to brain tissue and impairs neurological function.

Answer 18

Toxic Brain Injury

Question 19

________ is the loss or impairment of the ability to write, typically due to brain damage.

Answer 19

Agraphia

Question 20

______ is a type of aphasia characterized by difficulty in retrieving and producing the correct names of objects, people, or concepts.

Answer 20

Anomia

Question 21

______ ________ _______ is a rehabilitation technique used to improve attention and visual exploration, often for patients with visual neglect.

Answer 21

Visual scanning therapy

Question 22

________ ______________ is a rare neurological condition in which a person loses the ability to perceive color due to damage in the occipital-temporal region of the brain.

Answer 22

Cerebral Achromatopsia

Question 23

___________-____ apraxia is the inability to perform voluntary movements with the face, lips, tongue, or cheeks on command, despite having the physical ability.

Answer 23

Buccofacial-Oral

Question 24

_______ dysarthria is a motor speech disorder caused by bilateral upper motor neuron damage, resulting in slow, effortful, and strained speech.

Answer 24

Spastic

Question 25

_________ is a type of ataxia where a person cannot properly judge distances, leading to over- or undershooting movements.

Answer 25

Dysmetria

Question 26

__________ is a motor speech disorder resulting from impaired movement of the muscles used for speech due to neurological injury.

Answer 26

Dysarthria

Question 27

Traumatic ____________ is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles due to a traumatic brain injury, leading to increased intracranial pressure.

Answer 27

Hydrocephalus

Question 28

________ is a sudden and severe disturbance in mental function that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of the environment.

Answer 28

Delirium

Question 29

Progressive ____________ _____ is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that causes problems with balance, movement, vision, speech, and swallowing.

Answer 29

Supranuclear Palsy

Question 30

____________is a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity, often as a defense mechanism.

Answer 30

Disassociation