Exam 3 Part 6

Question 1

Understanding and accepting their own hearing loss

Answer 1

Counseling

Question 2

Learn psychological and social difficulties resulting from hearing loss

Answer 2

Psychosocial support

Question 3

Learn to state negative and positive feelings

Answer 3

Assertiveness training

Question 4

Why do audiologists counsel during AR rehabilitation?

Answer 4

Understand hearing loss and effects, acceptance of hearing loss, manage communication strategies, increase self-motivation, decrease stress-related issues

Question 5

First step of counseling with adult patients, informing the patent about their hearing loss, amplification options, and follow up-services; describing the hearing loss in an audiogram perspective as a dialogue

Answer 5

Informational/diagnostic counseling

Question 6

First step of counseling with pediatric patients, focus on adjustment and acceptance, information should be simple and give the family time to absorb the news; modifying their thought process, behavior, and emotions

Answer 6

Personal adjustment/emotional counseling

Question 7

Modify thought process

Answer 7

Cognitive approach

Question 8

Modify behavior

Answer 8

Behavioral approach

Question 9

Modify emotions

Answer 9

Affective approach

Question 10

What are the 7 steps of grief?

Answer 10

Shock, denial, pain, anger, depression, acceptance, advocacy

Question 11

Feelings of being stunned/numb

Answer 11

Shock

Question 12

“Not me”, “Not my child”

Answer 12

Denial

Question 13

_____ comes from understanding diagnosis is real

Answer 13

Pain

Question 14

May engage in blaming

Answer 14

Anger

Question 15

Can be a turning point to acceptance

Answer 15

Depression

Question 16

Beginning of wanting to know what is the next step

Answer 16

Acceptance

Question 17

Move beyond acceptance to prepare and carry out the next steps

Answer 17

Advocacy

Question 18

What are some good methods for breaking bad news?

Answer 18

Diagnosis should be given by the audiologist who administered the test, ensure privacy, acknowledge the parents’ feelings, empathy and warmth, broad time for action, encourage parent to keep talking to child with hearing loss

Question 19

What are some psychosocial implications of hearing loss?

Answer 19

Anxiety, frustration, withdraw, depression, embarrassment, lack of self esteem, lack of security

Question 20

How do you alleviate hearing-related stress?

Answer 20

Adjust to being with the person with hearing loss, feel isolated, feel inadequate, having negative self-image