phch. rehab in visually and hearing impaired individuals Flashcards
xteristics of visual impairements
limitations in mobility
limitations in environmental interactions
limitations in variety of experiences
visual impairemnt can affect
incidental learning
career development
social interactions
what do totally blind people use as a reading aid
braille and moon type
what do visiually impared people use t improve thier dnrde pf touch
raised dots
labelling and taggig clothes
placing diff types of food at diff positions on a dinner plate
marking ovens and driers easier to use
why are the cains painted white for the visually impaired people
maximum visibility and to denote visiual impairement
positive adaptation strategies
acceptance trust control independence PACTIM minimization positive avoidance
This includes listening to music, meeting people, taking a
walk etc. and thus living each day and getting optimal
pleasure at each moment IS WHAT
positive avoidance
• This involves viewing the disability in relativistic terms and thinking other people are worse off; so that it seems less serious.
minimization
negative adaptation strategies
denail resebtment DR HISSSSSSS shame isolation helplessness
what happens when a sound is presented to a person with a hearing disorder
the listener may not be able to detect the sound
the sound will not be as loud to that listener as it would be to a normal listener
what is the most frequent sensory deficit in
human populations, affecting more than 250 million people in the world
hearing impariements
degree of hearing impairements
mild...25-30 moderate 30-60 severe 60-90 profound90-120 sub or total defness 0ver i20
when is hearing impairement considered to be present
hearing loss defined above is 25db or more at the best ear
what is hearing loss
this is the average hearing loss 1k 2k and 4k hz measured by pure tone audiometry
hearing range for a normal person
footsteps at 100 meters
voices at 180
