Exam 1

Front 1

Voice

Back 1

Sound produced in a persons larynx and uttered through the mouth

Front 2

Pitch

Back 2

Listeners perception of high and low a sound is

Front 3

Habitual Pitch

Back 3

Pitch a speaker uses most of the time

Front 4

Intonation

Back 4

Pitch movement within an utterance

Front 5

Adduction

Back 5

Closing of the Vocal Folds

Front 6

Abduction

Back 6

Opening of the Vocal Folds

Front 7

Articulation

Back 7

How speed sounds are formed

Front 8

Fluency

Back 8

Smooth, forward flow of communication

Influenced by rhythm and rate(prosody/suprasegmentals)

Stuttering

Fluttering

Front 9

Resonance

Back 9

Provides the quality of perceived sound during speech

Front 10

Cul De Sac Resonance

Back 10

Abnormal resonance perceived as muffled due to resonating sound trapped in the vocal tract with no outlet

Front 11

Inspiratory Muscles

Back 11

External intercostals, 11(paired) muscles muscles located in the space between outer portions of ribs

Front 12

Expiratory Muscles

Back 12

Internal intercostals, external, oblique, internal oblique

Front 13

Laryngeal System(With older age)

Back 13

In men completely ossifies, in women they never fully ossify but have decrease in pitch. Vocal Folds lose muscle tissue(atrophy). 10-20 years of age larynx reaches final position

Front 14

Vocal Tract

Back 14

Acoustic tube that shapes sound energy produced by respiratory and laryngeal system into speech sounds

Front 15

Central nervous System

Back 15

Composed of the brain and spinal cord. Job is communication with the rest of the body through the nerves

Front 16

Peripheral Nervous System

Back 16

Consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves, most which originate in the brain stem. 31 pairs of spinal nerves that exit vertebral column

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Etiology

Back 17

Cause/origin

Front 18

Congenital

Back 18

Present at birth

Front 19

Acquired

Back 19

Result of illness, accident, or environmental circumstances later in life

Front 20

Assessment(Def)

Back 20

The systematic process of gathering information about an individual's background, history, skills, knowledge, perceptions, and feelings

Front 21

Assessments Goals/Purpose

Back 21

To identify skills that a person has and those the person does not have in a particular area of communication.

To guide the design of the intervention for enhancing a persons skills in a particular area of communication.

To monitor a persons communicative growth and performance over time.

To qualify a person for special services

Front 22

What you're doing during assessment

Back 22

Screening and referral

Designing & administering the assessment protocol

Interpreting assessment findings

Developing an intervention plan

Monitoring progress and outcomes

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Speech Community

Back 23

A group of people who use a particular dialect and share knowledge of communicative constraints and options in that community

Front 24

Dialects

Back 24

Natural variations of a language used by all speakers of that language

Front 25

Idiolect

Back 25

An individuals unique way of speaking

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Communication Comtinuum

Back 26

Factors can affect the way we communicate

Does the speaker feel embarrassed or uncomfortable?

Do listeners react negatively?

Is the intent of the speaker miscommunicated?

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Steps To Interpret Assessment

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Diagnostic(Different diagnosis)

Determine the severity of the disorder

Can be very mild, moderate, severs, and very severe

Front 28

Monitoring Progress

Back 28

Not a one-shot deal that stops when the diagnosis is made

Front 29

Validity

Back 29

The extent to which a particular instrument measures what it says it measures

Front 30

Test Retest Reliability

Back 30

A measure of the consistency of psychological test or assessment

Front 31

Inter-Rater Reliability

Back 31

Measure of the reliability used to assess the degree in the assessment

Front 32

Treatment Plan

Back 32

Frequency of therapy, therapy targets, individual/group therapy, style of therapy, referrals

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Programs

Back 33

Informed prediction of the outcome of a disorder

Factors To Consider: Nature & severity of the disordered client's motivation

Strengths and weaknesses of client

clients environment

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Evidence Based Practice

Back 34

Standardization: Test must be given in a uniform scripted manner(given in the exact same way)

Normative Sample: A group of individuals who were given the test to identify standards of performance at specific age levels

Standard Scores: Index that identifies how a persons test performance compares to that of their normative peers

Front 35

Criterion: Referenced Assessment

Back 35

To determine an individuals level of achievement or skill in a particular area of communication

Front 36

Performance-Based Assessment

Back 36

Describes an individuals skills or behaviors within authentic contexts of use, such as at home, in the workplace, classroom, or in the community

Front 37

Goals Of Assessment Process

Back 37

Functional, measurable, attainable

Front 38

Target Selection

Back 38

Client needs

How the target with generalize

Ease of mastery

Age appropriateness

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Behavioral Objectives

Back 39

A statement that specifies the target behavior in an observable and measurable way

Requires that the clinician identify what the client is expected to do, under what conditions,and with what degree of success.

Front 40

Prosody

Back 40

Component of speech that includes rate and rhythm

Front 41

Phonology

Back 41

Branch of linguistics that pertains to the study of speech sounds and sound patterns

Front 42

12 months

Back 42

Speech sound development

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3 months

Back 43

Vocalize in response to others

Front 44

5 months

Back 44

Initiate pitch; babbling