PPS Flashcards
What is the difference between Speech and Language?
‘Language’ relates to the words we use, and how we put them together to make meaning.
‘Speech’, for an SLT, relates ONLY to the actual production of the words: the sounds we use to say the words
What is the difference between Comprehension and Production?
Comprehension means understanding of language. SLTs call this ‘receptive language’
Production relates to the language we produce (in simple terms, ‘talking’). SLTs call this ‘expressive language’
What can go wrong with communication?
Speech difficulties
Language difficulties
comprehension
expression
Pragmatics
Voice
what is imprecise/ slurred speech?
dysarthria
What is speech sounds in the wrong order?
Apraxia
What is dysfluent speech?
Stammer (UK) Stutter (US)
What is language impairment?
Aphasia
what may dementia cause in terms of speech?
Primary progressive aphasia
what are receptive difficulties?
Trouble understanding (comprehensive difficulties)
speech is fluent but makes no sense
What are expressive difficulties?
Difficulty writing/talking
Word-finding difficulties, may be completely silent
Definition of Health?
The state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merel the absence of disease/deformity
What is the Human Rights Act 1998?
Forms part of the decision making processes when making decisions about people’s rights
is part of all policy making
HUMAN RIGHTS
What does Article 2 involve?
the right to life (limited)
HUMAN RIGHTS
What does Article 3 involve?
the right to be free from inhuman and degrading treatment (absolute)
HUMAN RIGHTS
What does Article 8 involve?
The right to respect for privacy and family life (qualified)
HUMAN RIGHTS
What does Article 12 involve?
The right to marry and found a family
HUMAN RIGHTS
What does Article 14 involve?
The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status
What are absolute rights?
NEVER acceptable to do otherwise
name 3 absolute rights?
art 3,4,7
3) Right to protection- from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment
4) The prohibition - on slavery and enforced labour
7) protection from retrospective criminal penalties
What are limited/ qualified rights?
limited under explicit and finite circumstances e.g - right to liberty (art 5)
What is Utilitarianism?
Maximising good for the maximum number of people
what is a judicial review?
opportunity for an individual to challenge the exercise of power by a public body
What is intuitive decision making?
Ability to understand something instantly without conscious reasoning
Name some biases in intuitive thinking
Error of over attachment= Confirmation bias (only do tests that confirm provisional diagnosis)
What is Analytical thinking?
Not very good at estimating odds or values but very good at measuring and calculating them. This is the basis of evidence based medicine
Disadvantages of Analytical thinking?
Slow
Resource intensive
Cognitively demanding- exhausting
What is the Dual process theory?
Intuitive thinking with its irresistible combination of heuristics and biases, together with analytical thinking, using evidence based medicine
Red flags for errors?
1) Anomalies
2) Broken communication
3) Confusion
4) Missing info
5) Departures from normal practice
6) Stress/ uneasy