Quiz 1 Flashcards
Classification of communication disorders
- Disorders of language
- Disorders of speech
- Hearing loss
- Disorders of feeding and swallowing
Disorders of language
- Reading abilities (RD)
- Child language disorders
- Adult language disorders
Disorders of speech
- Articulation and phonological disorders
- Fluency disorders
- Voice disorders
- Motor speech disorders
Hearing loss
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Conductive hearing loss
- APD
Disorders of feeding and swallowing
- Pediatric feeding and swallowing problems
2. Adult dysphagia
3 basic functions of communication
- To reject
- To request
- To comment
3 Key communication tools
- Language
- Speech
- Hearing
4 processes in communication
- formulation
- Transmission
- Reception
- Comprehension
Difference between language and speech
Language: the cognitive process
Speech: the neuromuscular process
Modality
The manner in which information is transmitted and received
Examples of modality
- Speech
- Sign language
- Reading and writing
Types of feedback
- Linguistic feedback
- Nonlinguistic feedback/ extralinguistic
- paralinguistic feedback
Linguistic feedback
Speaking, saying & vocalizing (oh um)
Nonlinguistic/ extralinguistic feedback
Eye contact, facial expression, posture & proximity
Paralinguistic feedback
Pitch, loudness & pausing
4 principles of effective communication
- Quantity
- Quality
- Relevance
- Manner
Language domains
Content
Form
Use
Building blocks of normal speech
- Breathstream
- Voice
- Articulation
- Fluency
What is communication difference?
-dialects
When a person’s communication patterns differ substantially from those with whom he or she is communicating
What is a communication disorder?
When one’s communication ability operates outside the minimal norms of acceptability
interferes with communication or calls attention to itself within one’s culture or lang group
What is AAC?
Augmentative & alternative communication
AAC is used for
helping promote communication for people that are unable to communicate in a conventional manner
Components of AAC
- Symbols
- Aids
- Strategies
- Techniques
Types of AAC
Aided & unaided
Aided AAC
+ use of some sort of device
Unaided AAC
+ hand or body motions to communicate & can include “nonsymbolic behaviors” (gestures, signs)
Symbols
- Acoustic symbols
- Graphic symbols
- Manual symbols
- Tactic symbols
Terms
- Fixed display
- Dynamic display
- Hybrid display
- Visual scene display