Deck 1: Introduction: Human Communication Disorders: a Philosophy and Practice of Science in Service

Question 1

Audiologists and speech-language pathologists work in educational settings only.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The County Hospital decides to screen the hearing of all newborns before they leave the hospital.The hospital contracts for the services of

A)A speech-language pathologist
B)An audiologist
C)A hearing aid dispenser
D)An occupational therapist

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists may provide both indirect and direct services to patients and clients.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Membership in the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association is restricted to graduate students.

Question 5

Communication disorders cross all age,racial,gender and socioeconomic lines.

Question 6

Speech-language pathologists provide all of the following services except

A)Selection of adaptive communication systems
B)Treatment of resonance disorders
C)Assessment of fluency disorders
D)Assessment of balance and related systems

Question 7

Eleven-year old Isabel thrusts her tongue forward when she produces many speech sounds and when she swallows.Her orthodontist wants her to reverse this tongue thrust pattern before she puts braces on Isabel's teeth.The orthodontist refers Isabel's parents to

A)An audiologist
B)A speech-language pathologist
C)An occupational therapist
D)A special education teacher

Question 8

Julie is a 2-year old with a severe hearing loss.Her parents want their daughter exposed to a total communication approach.Which professionals are most likely to work as a team to develop and provide the treatment?

A)The audiologist and speech-language pathologist
B)The occupational therapist and audiologist
C)The physical therapist and audiologist
D)The classroom teacher and speech-language pathologist

Question 9

Evidence-based practice refers to the application of

A)Research to clinical decision making
B)Clinical expertise to clinical decision making
C)Clinical experience to clinical decision making
D)All of the above

Question 10

The types of services provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists are described in ASHA's Scope of Practice documents.

Question 11

Sixteen-year old Jason drank two beers at his graduation party.He thought he was sober enough to drive the 10 miles home.He got in his car.He did not put on his seat belt and drove off,20 miles over the posted 40-mile mph speed limit.On the curve,just two miles from home,Jason ran off the road and hit a large oak tree sustaining a severe head injury.When Jason's parents arrived at the hospital,the neurologist told them that Jason suffered a traumatic brain injury to the left hemisphere.He was conscious but could not state his name clearly,was very disfluent,and combative.He also was not able to stand without support or walk.The neurologist is most likely to refer Jason to the following rehabilitation specialists:

A)The audiologist and speech-language pathologist
B)The speech-language pathologist and physical therapist
C)The occupational therapist and pharmacist
D)The respiratory therapist and speech-language pathologist

Question 12

Audiologists may engage in all of the following services except

A)Prevention of hearing loss
B)Prevention of voice disorders
C)Initiation of research
D)Provision of rehabilitation programs

Question 13

The number of Americans in the United States with communication disorders is estimated to be

A)100 million
B)46 million
C)50 million
D)1 million

Question 14

Treatment efficacy refers to

A)Keeping the promise to cure a patient's communication disorder
B)Maintaining patient confidentiality
C)Using therapy methods that work
D)Adhering to strict practice drills

Question 15

Incidence refers to the number of new cases identified each year,prevalence refers to

A)The types of cases identified each year
B)The number of new cases who have recovered
C)The number of existing cases in a population
D)The number of unusual cases