Terminology Flashcards
Aetiology Definition
Medical causes for a communication disorder.
Epidemiology Definition
How prevalent the disorder is.
Anatomy Definition
The study of the structure of the body.
Physiology Definition
The study of how cells, tissues and organisms function.
Psychiatry Definition
Knowledge covering the clinical features of mental illnesses.
Neurology Definition
Neurological basis of motor speech disorders.
Otolaryngology Definition
Study of vocal diseases that can cause dysphonia.
Clinical Skills Definition
Technical skills are required to use equipment appropriately during assessment and treatment.
Clinical skills examples
- Technical abilities e.g. using a nasometer
- Problem-solving skills e.g. reflecting interventions
- Decision-making e.g. which standardised tests to use, how intense the sessions are etc.
What are the seven linguistic disciplines of SLT?
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Pragmatics
- Discourse
Phonetics Definition
The study of human speech sounds according to how they are made (articulatory phonetics), their physical properties (acoustic phonetics) and how they are perceived (speech perception).
Phonology Definition
The study of the organisation of speech sounds into systems.
Morphology Definition
The linguistic discipline that studies the internal structure of words and the patterns and principles that underlie their composition.
Pragmatics Definition
The study of language use and aspects of meaning that depend on the context.
Syntax Meaning
The study of sentence structure.
