CD 485 Final Exam Review

Question 1

Three types of assessment

Answer 1

norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, authentic

Question 2

What is HIPAA?

Answer 2

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is a law that protects patient privacy

Question 3

3 main sources of pre-assessment information

Answer 3

case history, information-getting interview, information from other professionals

Question 4

Know major diseases/disorders and their hallmarks

Answer 4

see powerpoint

Question 5

Know general structure/components of an assessment procedure

Answer 5

informal language sample, formal language test, articulation test, oral mechanism exam, voice/fluency/hearing screening

Question 6

Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum (from DSM-5)

Answer 6

A. Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities
C. Symptoms must be present in early developmental period
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning
E. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability/disorder or global developmental delay.

Question 7

Diagnostic Criteria for Social (Pragmatic) Disorder

Answer 7

A. Persistent difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication
B. The deficits result in functional limitations in effective communication, social participation/relationships, academic achievement, and/or occupational performance
C. The onset of the symptoms is in the early developmental period
D. Symptoms are not attributable to another medical or neurological condition, are not better explained by ASD, intellectual disability, global developmental delay, or other mental disorder

Question 8

Articulation disorders vs phonological disorders

Answer 8

• Articulation disorder is motor-based and affects single consonants
• Phonological disorder is sound system based and affects processes of sound production

Question 9

Diagnostic Criteria for Social (Pragmatic) Disorder

Answer 9

A. Persistent difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication
B. The deficits result in functional limitations in effective communication, social participation/relationships, academic achievement, and/or occupational performance
C. The onset of the symptoms is in the early developmental period
D. Symptoms are not attributable to another medical or neurological condition, are not better explained by ASD, intellectual disability, global developmental delay, or other mental disorder

Question 10

What to look for in a speech sample

Answer 10

MLU, prosody, rate of speech, connected speech patterns,

Question 11

The degree to which something tests what it is designed to

Answer 11

validity

Question 12

Condition that is a result of inflammation in the brain

Answer 12

encephalitis

Question 13

According to IDEA, what are the rights of all children in regard to assessment

Answer 13

• access to free and appropriate public education
• tests administered cannot discriminate based on age, race, etc
• tests must be administered in the child’s most proficient language

Question 14

Describe an alternative to standardized assessment for CLD clients

Answer 14

informal assessments such as interviewing parents, language sampling, dynamic assessment, environmental behavioral observations

Question 15

Three purposes of information-getting interview

Answer 15

• obtain data
• convey information
• provide release and support

Question 16

This condition occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted, causing damage to the brain

Answer 16

stroke/CVA

Question 17

What is the 3-step process to working with interpreters

Answer 17

briefing, interaction, debriefing