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Exam 1: CH 1 Flashcards

1
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What should be taken into consideration when “treating the whole person?” (6)

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  1. Familial factors
  2. Historical factors
  3. Cultural factors
  4. Motivation
  5. Personality
  6. Emotional reactivity
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If we fail to understand the factors involving treating the whole person, what do we also fail to understand?

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We fail to fully understand the referral.

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What is “The Whole Person” NOT?

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“The Whole Person” is NOT just an individual.

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Who does “The Whole Person” include for children?

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Parent(s) and caregiver(s)

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What type of information do we gather as treatment proceeds?

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As tx proceeds, we gather information about BEHAVIORS AND THOUGHTS RELATED TO THE ISSUES REVEALED DURING INITIAL SESSIONS.

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How is therapeutic intervention best perceived?

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Therapeutic intervention is best perceived as an “ongoing quest.”

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What does treatment’s “ongoing quest” begin with? What does treatment’s “ongoing quest” end with?

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Begins with: formal evaluation

Ends with: Evaluative elements

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What is important to note about evaluative elements after each session?

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Evaluative elements are included in every session after the formal assessment.

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What does CPSED stand for?

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Cognitive, Physical, and Socio-Emotional Development

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What does CPSED have to do with human development?

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CPSED = Cognitive, Physical, and Socio-Emotional Development

Speech and language emerges from a combination of the above elements.

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How does CPSED affect tx?

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CPSED combines in unique ways to shape the presenting communication problem and influence the course of treatment.

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In terms of treatment for a client, how do we work with other health professionals? (3)

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  1. In conjunction with treatment
  2. Instead of treatment
  3. As a condition of treatment
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What should SLPs remember in terms of a client needing a specialist?

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SLPs need to remember to judge themselves HONESTLY and REFER when a client needs a specialist.

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What do SLPs that call themselves “health professionals” create?

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They create a diagnostic modesty that recognizes that communication disorders might need to be treated by multiple health professionals of varying training or disciplines.

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15
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Will a diagnosing SLP always lead the treatment for the client?

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No

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16
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What does listening set the stage for?

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Listening sets the stage for helping our clients to help themselves.

17
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What is the relationship like between a clinician and client?

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The clinician is the guide, but must always acknowledge that the journey must be made by the client.

18
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How does clinical trust begin?

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Professional empathy is the way clinical trust begins.

19
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At what point in time does the clinical trust between a clinician and patient begin?

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It begins in the very first diagnostic contact and should be maintained throughout treatment.

20
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How does a wise clinician make suggestions and give directions?

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She makes suggestions and gives direction when in sync with verbal and nonverbal requests to do so.

21
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What phrase can be twisted and misleading when it comes to a prognosis?

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“it depends”

22
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What is the simple truth when it comes to prognosis?

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Success in tx always depends on many factors.

23
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What does offering a clinician’s honest opinion do for a client?

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It helps to build respect and trust that will help shape all future therapeutic interactions.

24
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What are two issues when providing a diagnostic “label?”

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The labeling of a disorder may only confuse the client and may lead to assumptions that are untrue for specific individuals.

25
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DSM = ?

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Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders

26
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Define DSM.

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A catalogue of disorders that provides a scholarly basis on which trained health professional may make a diagnosis.

27
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Why was the DSM created?

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The DSM was created to reduce subjectivity that went into labeling a disorder that was not of physical origin or nature.

28
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What type of changes have a major impact on how conditions are understood and treated?

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Small changes

29
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What is an SLP “doing” by using a diagnostic category/label to describe a disorder?

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He/she is only listing off agreed behaviors that comprise a disorder.

30
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What two points are important to remember about names and labels of a disorder?

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  1. Names and labels routinely go in and out of acceptance.

2. Symptoms change to follow current societal thinking.

31
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When an SLP shares a diagnostic label with a client and his family, what does it allow them to do?

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Allows them to investigate literature and conduct personal research.

32
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What does an SLP who “keeps up” with the latest diagnostic labels establish (2)?

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  1. Establishes clinical expertise

2. Helps to establish and maintain client trust.

33
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When an SLP allows a client and/or his family to do their own research on a condition, what does it enable?

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It enables informed participation in the treatment process.

34
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If a client is diagnosed with a disorder, what does it NOT mean?

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If a client is diagnosed with a disorder, it does NOT mean a client “has” the disorder. A client can only display the sxs of a disorder.

35
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What is a static assessment?

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Static assessment may have a requirement to use a particular test, battery of tests, or adhere to a certain protocol.

36
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What is a dynamic assessment?

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An investigative approach that requires rapid clinical decision making and greater skill in execution. Ongoing interaction with the client is essential.

37
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Define the “art” of an evaluation.

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Being able to selectively choose what to respond to and how to respond in a way that furthers the mutual journey of clinical investigation and problem solving.

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