W4 Flashcards
Two tracks of treatment which are NOT mutually exclusive:
Restorative
Compensatory- help them do something they used to do in a different way ie planner
Understand cueing hierarchies:
type, intensity, and frequency
semantic, phonemic, visual
type
poker face/loss of spirit
Adynamia
plan, problem solve, make inference and/or evaluate results of actions and decisions
reasoning - Executive Fucntion
key point
convergent thinking
mental flexibility
divergent thinking
difficuloty with goal orientated behavior…see attain…evaluating
Executive Functioing
take in new info, hold info, recalll main points and directions
memory
taking in info, intrepret it, respond to it
information processisng
impulsive, resetless
disinhibition
emotioanlly flooded
disinhibition
feeling too strong/too fast
disinhibition
Purpose: increase level of arousal for pt. in coma or vegetative state and decrease the long-term effects of coma or vegetative state
Targets stimulation to all senses in structured manner
Research is limited but many SLPs and nurses provide this therapy
Sensory Stimulation Therapy (Coma Stimulation Therapy)
provides an immediate prompt or cue after instruction to ensure accurate responses
errorless learning