Exam 1 Part 19

Question 1

Why does melodic intonation therapy effective for fluent and non-fluent aphasia?

Answer 1

The right hemisphere is used and bilateral stimulation occurs.

Question 2

Gestures, draw/point to pictures, on a communication board

Answer 2

Low tech

Question 3

Programmable voice generating computers such as Lingraphica, applications for iPad and iPhones

Answer 3

High tech

Question 4

Increases the individual’s self-confidence, opportunities to communicate, and overall sense of value and acceptance as a communicator

Answer 4

Social approach

Question 5

Targets changing the behavior of those in the environment of individuals with aphasia to facilitate the communication of those with aphasia

Answer 5

Communication partner training

Question 6

Type of therapy that increases hope, psycho-social emotional support, pragmatic skills, and confidence as speaker; May also focus on goals unaddressed by individual therapy

Answer 6

Group therapy

Question 7

Assessed by matching pictures, letters, geometric forms, match printed words to pictures, reading aloud sentences, verbally answering printed questions, silent reading and verbally answer questions

Answer 7

Reading abilities

Question 8

Why should we consider reading abilities in patients who have aphasia?

Answer 8

Those who have issues with verbal reception (listening) may have issues with visual reception (reading), helps to direct your therapy

Question 9

Assessed by copying matching pictures, letters, geometric forms, writing letters, words, sentences, write biographical information, writing names of objects, formulating narratives

Answer 9

Writing abilities

Question 10

What suggestions should we use when working with people who have different languages and ethnic backgrounds?

Answer 10

Interpret test results cautiously, recognize diverse beliefs, consult other SLPs, avoid stereotyping

Question 11

What are some interacting factors of evidence based practice?

Answer 11

Age, prior language/literacy skills, size/site of lesion, timing and length of therapy, intensity of therapy, family involvement

Question 12

Includes the observation of patient in a SOAP note

Answer 12

Subjective

Question 13

Includes the number of successes and failures in a behavior

Answer 13

Objective

Question 14

What you are going for in a functional outcome

Answer 14

Long-term goal

Question 15

Auditory comprehension of single words, sentences, longer, and more complex sentences

Answer 15

Receptive language abilities