Chapter 1 & Vocab Quiz Flashcards
Individuals who are members of the Deaf culture and community, use sign language, and share beliefs, values, customs, and experiences.
(D)eaf
Individuals whose hearing loss makes it very hard or impossible to understand spoken language through hearing alone.
(d)eaf
Beliefs, mores, artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and language expressions that Deaf people use.
Deaf culture
An individual who can sign, speak, and/or write two languages fluently.
bilingual
The values, beliefs, social forms, and traits of a group of people that guide the group in individual and social development .
culture
Not an actual geographical location, but a term that describes Deaf people who share common traits such as sign language and Deaf culture.
Deaf-World
Focusing on deafness not as hearing loss but as the visual and spatial benefits that come with being deaf.
Deaf gain
Deaf individuals without usable vision, blind individuals who do not hear, and hearing and sighted who lose both senses.
DeafBlind
The state of being seen in the sense of empowerment, solidarity, pride, and political ability.
visibility
Individuals with mild or moderate hearing levels who will rely more on what they can hear with hearing aids and rely less on speechreading.
hard of hearing
Individuals who become deaf after the age of 18 due to various reasons.
late-deafened
An association for the deaf that works towards improving the quality of life and creating communication access
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Individuals who identify collectively based on a shared collective name, language, feelings of community, behavior norms, and distinct values.
Deaf ethnicity
The actualization of oneself as a Deaf individual.
deafhood
People living in a highly visual world; this shifts the attention from “can’t hear” to deaf people as visual beings.
People of the Eye
A gender-neutral term that refers to both Latino and Latina individuals.
Latinx
Which one of the following best describes Deaf culture?
Deaf culture refers to the beliefs more artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and language expressions that Deaf people use.
Deaf culture defers to the majority culture and incorporates the majority group’s cultural values in the cultural wealth of the Deaf community.
Not Selected
Deaf culture is a mix of deaf and hearing people advocating for deaf people’s right and educating others about how deaf people become deaf.
Not Selected
Deaf culture is a culture revolving around auditory technology and rehabilitation; the hearing restoration industry and finding a cure for being deaf.
Deaf culture refers to the beliefs more artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and language expressions that Deaf people use.
Individuals who spoke and heard a language before becoming deaf.
postlingually deaf
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A professional who specializes in detecting hearing levels and proposing different types of accommodations.
audiologist
Units that measure how loud a sound is.
decibel
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Individuals who were born deaf or who lost their hearing before understanding or developing spoken language.
prelingually deaf
The quietest speech that can be heard part of the time.
speech reception threshold
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Efforts which work to create “hearing” for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
auditory technology
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Hearing loss that occurs due to external factors and can occur at any time in the lifespan.
acquired loss
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Hearing loss that occurs before or at birth due to genetic factors or birth issues.
congenital loss
The use of several different languages.
multilingual
Hearing loss due to damage to cochlea and/or the auditory nerve.
sensorineural loss
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Language use in several modalities (e.g., auditory, visual, tactile).
multimodal
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Hearing loss that is specifically related to the outer and middle ear (e.g., ear infections, physical injuries) and can often be fixed with medicine or surgery.
conductive loss
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Amplification device with an internal part (coil) that is surgically implanted in the cochlea and directly attached to the auditory nerve.
cochlear implant
Genetic testing conducted prior to birth or prior to embryo implantation during in vitro fertilization.
prenatal testing
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External amplification device that amplifies and channels sound into the inner ear.
hearing aid
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Tendency of people to marry people who speak the same language (e.g. Deaf people and sign language).
linguistic homogamy
Tendency of people to marry people who share the same ethnic/cultural background (e.g. Deaf culture).
ethnic homogamy
Correct match:
An early hearing detection and intervention program in all 50 states and DC that screen all newborns for potential hearing loss.
Universal Hearing Screening Programs (UHSP)
What term used often by audiologists and speech professionals is NOT embraced by culturally Deaf individuals?
hearing impaired
A chart that measures sound in decibels and pitch.
Audiogram
The field associated with detecting hearing loss and proposing accommodations.
Audiology
Correct match:
A professional who specializes in detecting hearing levels and proposing accommodations.
Audiologist
What is the term for the “units that measure how loud a sound is” ?
decibles
What does the term, ‘hearing world’ mean?
Spaces populated by hearing people, who hear and speak.
Approximatley ___% of deaf children come from ________parents.
96% : hearing
Approximately 2/3 of the deaf genes:
are nonsyndromic.
Using the text and analysis, why do parents often miss signs of deafness in infants?
the child’s other senses tend to take over and allow the child to engage in their environment
Medical professionals often encourage parents NOT to use sign language with deaf babies, according to the text what is their reasoning?
children will be less likely to want to learn to speak
What is a sensorineural loss?
a hearing loss that is limited to the cochlea/inner ear and auditory nerves
What is a multimodal approach to raising a child with a hearing loss?
the use of speaking, writing and signing
What are audiograms typically used for?
Qualifying for the Deaflympics, receiving vocational rehabilitation and social security benefits or for admission at an educational institution serving deaf students.
Over half of babies born deaf:
inherited their deaf genes.
Which one of the following is not a part of ‘the Deaf community’?
National Association of the Deaf
, Not Selected
Correct answer:
World Sign Language of the Deaf
World Federation of the Deaf
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National Black Deaf Advocates
World Sign Language of the Deaf
Which one of the following best describes Deaf culture?
Deaf culture refers to the beliefs more artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and language expressions that Deaf people use.
Deaf culture defers to the majority culture and incorporates the majority group’s cultural values in the cultural wealth of the Deaf community.
, Not Selected
Deaf culture is a mix of deaf and hearing people advocating for deaf people’s right and educating others about how deaf people become deaf.
, Not Selected
Deaf culture is a culture revolving around auditory technology and rehabilitation; the hearing restoration industry and finding a cure for being deaf.
Deaf culture refers to the beliefs more artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and language expressions that Deaf people use.
The terms ‘Deaf Gain’ makes the point that there IS a gain to being deaf.
True
What is Alexander Graham Bell known for?
The politician.
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The Deaf President at Gallaudet University.
, Not Selected
The philosopher.
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Correct answer:
The inventor of the telephone.
What is the best way to define culture?
Culture is generally defined as the values, beliefs, social forms, and traits of a group of people.
It does not include the values, belief, social forms, and traits of a group of people.
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Culture means looking at being Deaf as a positive attribute; not something that needs to be fixed.
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These values do not represent specific meanings, beliefs, and practices that guide the group in individual and social development.
Culture is generally defined as the values, beliefs, social forms, and traits of a group of people.
Can someone grow up as a member of other culture(s), and then join/add Deaf culture later in their lives?
Yes
At what age for those individuals who became deaf a ‘Late-Deafened Individual’?
After the age of 18
What is Deaf Ethnicity?
There is no such thing as Deaf Ethnicity.
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Deaf Ethnicity does not mean having to be in the same place geographically, but rather from a sense of human connection.
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There are genetic factors that cause people to be deaf, this is part of the biological argument.
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Correct answer:
The Deaf people have a collective name, a shared language, feelings of community, behavior norms, distinct values, culture knowledge and customs, social/organization structures, the arts, history, and kinship.
The Deaf people have a collective name, a shared language, feelings of community, behavior norms, distinct values, culture knowledge and customs, social/organization structures, the arts, history, and kinship.
Culturally Deaf people prefer to be called:
Deaf and/or hard-of-hearing.
What is the percentage of deaf people/children who have hearing parents as opposed to deaf people/children who have deaf parents?
96%
