Speech Path 1: Chapters 1 and 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
Communicate
any means by which individuals relate their wants, needs, thoughts, feelings, and knowledge to another person
Communication disorder
an impairment in the ability to receive, comprehend, or send messages, verbally, nonverbally, or graphically; any articulation, language, voice, resonance, cognitive, or hearing impairment that interferes with conveying or understanding a person’s wants, needs, thoughts, feelings, and knowledge
Clinicians
healthcare, rehabilitation, and educational professionals, such as physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, psychiatrists, or psychologists, involved in clinical practice who base their practice on direct observation and treatment of patients and clients
Modalities
any sensory avenue through which information may be received, that is auditory, visual, tactile, taste and olfactory (smell)
Speech-language pathologist
a professional who is specifically educated and trained to identify, evaluate, treat and prevent speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders
Audiologist
a professional who is specifically educated and trained to identify, evaluate, treat, and prevent hearing disorders, plus select and evaluate hearing aids, and habilitate or rehabilitate individuals with hearing impairments
Inner speech/self talk
the nearly constant internal monologue a person has with himself at a conscious or semiconscious level that involves thinking in words; a conversation with oneself
language
a socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols (sounds, letters, gestures), and rule-governed combinations of those symbols
Syllable
either a single vowel (V) or a vowel and one or more consonants (C); for example V+ consonant (VC), VCC, CV, CCV, CVC, etc
Prosody (prosodic)/melody (melodic)
voice inflections used in a language such as stress, intensity, changes in pitch, duration of a sounds, and rhythm that help listeners understand the true intent of a message and that convey the emotional aspects of a message such as happiness, sadness, fear, or surprise
Linguistics
the scientific study of the structure and the function of language and the rules that govern language; includes the study of phonemes, morphemes, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
Phonemes
the shortest arbitrary unit of sound in a language that can be recognized as being distinct from other sounds in the language
Morphemes
the smallest unit of language having a distinct meaning, for example, a prefix, root word or suffix
Syntax
the rules that dictate the acceptable sequence, combination, and function of words in a sentence; the way in which words are put together in a sentence to convey meaning
Semantics
the study of meaning in language conveyed by words, phrases, and sentences
Pragmatics
the rules governing the use of language in social situations; includes the speaker-listener relationship and intentions and all elements in the environment surrounding the interaction-the context
Phonology
the study of speech sounds and the system of rules underlying sound production and sound combinations in the formation of words
Speech
the production of oral language using phonemes for communication through the process of respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation
Consonant
speech sounds articulated by either stopping the outgoing air stream or creating a narrow opening of resistance using the articulators
vowel
voiced speech sounds from the unrestricted passage of the air stream through the mouth without audible stoppage or friction
Context
the circumstances or events that form the environment within which something exists or takes place; also, the words, phrases, or narrative that come before and after a particular word or phrase in speech or a piece of writing that helps to explain its full meaning
Morphology
the study of the structure (form) of words
Grammar
the rules of the use of morphology and syntax in a language
Literacy
the ability to communicate through written language, both reading and writing
process (mental or cognitive process)
the things individuals do with their brains (minds) that invoke attention, perception, memory, ideation, imagination, belief, reasoning, use of language, volition, emotion, and others; the process of thinking
Articulation
the modifying of the airstream (voiced and unvoiced sounds) into distinctive sounds of a language to produce speech. In speech-language pathology, the movement of articulators (mandible, lips, tongue, and soft palate) to produce sounds of speech
Quality of life
a global concept that involves a person’s standard of living, personal freedom, and the opportunity to pursue happiness; a measure of a person’s ability to cope successfully with the full range of challenges encountered in daily living; the characterization of health concerns or disease effects on a person’s lifestyle and daily functioning
Habilitate
the process of developing a skill or ability to be able to function within the environment; the initial learning and development of a new skill
Rehabilitation
restoration to normal or to as satisfactory a status as possible of impaired functions and abilities
Handicap
as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), loss or imitation of opportunities to take part in the life of the community on an equal level with others; a congenital or acquired physical or intellectual limitation that hinders a person from performing specific tasks
Disability
as defined by WHO, any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being; the impairment, loss or absence of a physical or intellectual function; physical disability is any impairment that limits the physical functions of limbs or gross or fine motor abilities; sensory disability is impairment of one of the senses (ex. hearing or vision); intellectual disability encompasses intellectual deficits that may appear at any age (ex. following a severe TBI)
Impairment
any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function
prevalence
the estimated total number of individuals diagnosed with a particular disorder at a given time in a population, or the percentage of people in a population with the disorder
incidence
the rate at which a disorder appears in the normal population over a period, typically a year
speech disorders
any deviation or abnormality of speech outside the range of acceptable variation in a given environment
Language disorders
an impairment of receptive and/or expressive linguistic symbols (morphemes, words, semantics, syntax, or pragmatics) that affects comprehension and/or expression of wants, needs, thoughts, feelings, or knowledge through the verbal, written, or gestural modalities
congenital disorders
a disorder that is present at birth
syndrome
a complex of signs and symptoms resulting from a common etiology or appearing together that presents a clinical picture of a disease or inherited anomaly
acquired disorders
a disorder that begins after an individual has developed normal communication abilities, such as hearing loss from loud noise exposure or a speech, language, or cognitive disorder caused by a traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external force that results in partial or total functional disability, including physical, communication, cognitive, and psychosocial impairments
etiology
the cause of an occurrence (ex. medical problem that results in a disorder or disability)
functional disorder
a problem or impairment with no known anatomical, physiological, or neurological basis that may have behavioral or emotional causes or components
organic disorder
a problem or impairment with a known anatomical, physiological, or neurological basis
articulation disorder
the incorrect production of speech sounds due to faulty placement, timing, direction, pressure, speed, or integration of the movements of the mandible, lips, tongue, or velum
phonological disorder
errors of phonemes that form patterns in which a child simplifies individual sounds or sound combinations
motor speech disorder
impaired speech intelligibility that is caused by a neurological impairment or difference that affects the motor (movement) planning or the strength of the articulators needed for rapid, complex movements in smooth, effortless speech