Chapter 2 - Psychology and Psychosociology

Question 1

The following are coping skills commonly used by normal hearing persons.

A. Getting closer to the speaker or sound.
B. Asking a person to repeat what was unclear.
C. Turning up the volume on a device.
D. Pretending not to hear, giving yourself a second chance to understand.
E. a, b, and c
F. a, b, c, and d

Answer 1

E. a, b, and c

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT considered a coping skill?

A. Turning the best ear towards the speaker.
B. Using a hearing aid or assistive listening device.
C. Avoidance of social situations
D. Lip reading and visual cues

Answer 2

C. Avoidance of social situations

Question 3

The coping skills gradient involves:

A. Understanding degrading to confrontation
B. Bewilderment degrading to frustration
C. Uncertainty degrading to social isolation
D. Confidence degrading to bewilderment

Answer 3

C. Uncertainty degrading to social isolation

Question 4

Which of the following psychosocial effects of hearing loss are often encountered by reduced hearing ability?

A. Withdrawal
B. Self-diagnosis
C. Confrontation
D. All of the above

Answer 4

D. All of the above

Question 5

What is the most likely misconception in terms of the use of coping skills among people with hearing loss (PWHL)?

A. That they are used at all.
B. There are no real distinctions between someone with normal hearing and people with hearing loss.
C. That someone else becomes a living hearing aid.
D. That they may be used so often that they become habitual and subconscious.

Answer 5

D. That they may be used so often that they become habitual and subconscious.

Question 6

The ineffective use of coping skills leads to the psychosocial effect of:

A. Deafness.
B. The need for hearing instruments.
C. Confusion and tension.
D. The need to learn lip-reading.

Answer 6

C. Confusion and tension.

Question 7

A coping skill for hearing soft sounds would involve:

A. Increasing the distance to the sound source
B. Attenuating the volume of the sound source
C. Increasing the volume of the sound source
D. Listening for a repetition of the sound source

Answer 7

C. Increasing the volume of the sound source

Question 8

Acceptable hearing ability in noise levels for the hearing impaired requires:

A. A greater signal to noise ratio
B. Same as normal signal to noise ratio
C. A reduced signal to noise ratio
D. Worse than normal signal to noise ratio

Answer 8

A. A greater signal to noise ratio

Question 9

A coping skill for hearing in noisy environments would involve:

A. A reduced signal to noise ratio
B. An increased signal to noise ratio
C. An increased use of prescription medications
D. A reduced desire to participate in conversations

Answer 9

B. An increased signal to noise ratio

Question 10

A coping skill for encountering loud sounds would involve:

A. Attenuation of the sound volume
B. Getting closer to the sound source
C. Cupping one’s hand behind their ear
D. A request to repeat what was said

Answer 10

A. Attenuation of the sound volume

Question 11

A coping skill for communication with voices which are not clear, or mumble would involve:

A. A request to repeat what was said
B. An opportunity to ignore the speaker
C. A request to speak more slowly
D. A request to speak more loudly

Answer 11

A. A request to repeat what was said