Deck 10: Communication Disorders

Question 1

A teacher notices that when directions are given in class a particular student does not follow instructions and watches the other students to see what they are doing before beginning a task. This student may be experiencing what type of problem?

A) Aphasia
B) Receptive Language Disorder
C) Expressive Language Disorder
D) Stubbornness and cheating

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Delayed speech may be associated with which of the following?

A) Regressed growth of the Vermis
B) Developmental inconsistency, physical type
C) Gonadal Dysplasia
D) Hearing Impairment

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Between nine and fourteen months, much of a baby's production of words involves

A) babbling.
B) crying.
C) nonsense sounds.
D) echoing or mimic responses.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A(n) disorder is characterized by repeated interruptions, hesitations, or repetitions that seriously interrupt the flow of conversation.

A) articulation
B) stuttering
C) Child onset fluency
D) voice

Question 5

is concerned with the form and internal structure of words (e.g., past tense or singular form).

A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Semantics
D) Pragmatics

Question 6

is concerned with the use of language in social situations.

A) Syntax
B) Phonology
C) Semantics
D) Pragmatics

Question 7

Treatment approaches for people who stutter have increasingly focused on

A) counseling.
B) biofeedback.
C) relaxation.
D) direct behavioral therapy.

Question 8

A deficit in communication ability, in which a person speaks like someone much younger, is known as

A) delayed speech.
B) communication regression.
C) negativism in speech development.
D) a fluency disorder.

Question 9

The physical production of sounds that form words and expresses language is

A) morphology.
B) speech.
C) communication.
D) interaction.

Question 10

At about four to six months of age babies begin to do which of the following?

A) Echo all sounds
B) Say their first words
C) Show pleasure through cooing
D) Babble

Question 11

disorders include problems in verbal production while disorders represent difficulties in formulating and using communication systems.

A) Speech; language
B) Language; speech
C) Speech; developmental
D) Developmental; language

Question 12

Cluttering is classified as a(n) disorder.

A) articulation
B) stuttering
C) fluency
D) delayed speech

Question 13

Sona has difficulty comprehending what others are saying. Sona has a(n)

A) receptive disorder.
B) speech disorder.
C) expressive disorder.
D) articulation disorder.

Question 14

involves the rules governing sentence structure.

A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Pragmatics

Question 15

Sustained difficulties in using verbal and nonverbal communication as related to social purposes of communication with others is known as

A) fluency disorder.
B) social (pragmatic) communication disorder.
C) malocclusion.
D) resonance disorder.

Question 16

Which factor probably contributes most significantly to a young child's early language development?

A) The number of playthings available
B) Positive reinforcement from the parents
C) The gender of the oldest sibling in the home
D) The variety of playthings available

Question 17

Students who have difficulty with language production may be experiencing what type of disorder?

A) Receptive Language Disorder
B) Expressive Language Disorder
C) Articulation Disorder
D) Voice Disorder

Question 18

At about what age does a child begin to use reasonably accurate syntax using subject-verb-object?

A) Eighteen to twenty-four months
B) Twelve to seventeen months
C) Nine to eleven months
D) Six to eight months

Question 19

The interchange of ideas, opinions, or facts between senders and receivers is referred to as

A) communication.
B) talking.
C) speech.
D) language.

Question 20

At about what age do most children, who are developing normally in language, use all basic syntactical structures?

A) One to two years
B) Two to three years
C) Three to four years
D) Four to five years

Question 21

Speech, language, and communication are all words that have the same meaning.

Question 22

List the five distinct communication disorders categorized in the DSM-5 manual.

Question 23

Aphasia may be caused by a stroke or an accident.

Question 24

Articulation disorders are characterized by omissions, substitutions, additions, or distortions of certain sounds.

Question 25

The emotional-problem theory of stuttering is well-documented and backed by extensive research.

Question 26

The treatment for functional articulation disorders is similar to the treatment for structural articulation disorders.

Question 27

Individuals who experience persistent challenges in speech sound production in that those difficulties interfere with intelligibility of speech have

A) a fluency disorder.
B) Aphasia.
C) cluttering problems.
D) a speech sound disorder.

Question 28

Discuss how language delays and disorders differ.

Question 29

Discuss environmental factors as they may affect a young child's language development.

Question 30

Voice disorders are seldom the focus of referral and treatment in the United States.

Question 31

An oral malformation in which a reduced division of the nasal and mouth cavities occurs is known as a(n)

A) cleft palate.
B) absent larynx.
C) overbite.
D) jaw misalignment.

Question 32

The development of language is a simple process with little variability or abnormality.

Question 33

When the pitch, loudness, and quality of a person's speech interfere with the listener's attention to the message, the speaker may be experiencing a(n)

A) articulation disorder.
B) voice and resonance disorder.
C) fluency disorder.
D) speech disorder.

Question 34

Individuals with voice disorders may exhibit a deviation in pitch, loudness, or quality.

Question 35

Children with delayed speech usually have many articulation errors in their speaking patterns.

Question 36

Describe expressive and receptive language?

Question 37

Discuss one example of language without speech.

Question 38

Functional articulation problems are likely caused by

A) cleft palates.
B) environmental or psychological influences.
C) abnormal larynx structures.
D) in utero development problems.

Question 39

Malocclusion is an abnormal meshing of the teeth in the upper and lower jaw.

Question 40

List elements that must be considered in interventions for communication disorders.

Question 41

Developmental aphasia can result from a(n)

A) accident.
B) stroke.
C) virus.
D) neurological problem in children.

Question 42

is the system of speech sounds that an individual utters, that is, rules regarding how sounds can be used and combined.

A) Syntax
B) Morphology
C) Phonology
D) Semantics

Question 43

A language disorder due to brain damage and resulting in impairment of language comprehension, formulation, and use is known as

A) aphasia.
B) receptive language delay.
C) expressive language delay.
D) language delay.

Question 44

People who sound as if they have a continual cold or stuffy nose may be experiencing which voice disorder?

A) Breathiness
B) Hypernasality
C) Hyponasality
D) Hoarseness

Question 45

Functional articulation disorders are distinguished from structural disorders by the

A) presence of brain damage with functional disorders.
B) fact that functional disorders are easier to treat.
C) lack of physical deformities with functional disorders.
D) severity of the disorders.

Question 46

Identify the three factors thought to be involved in causing language disorders.

Question 47

Adults with aphasia caused by injury to the back part of the brain

A) can have more fluent speech, but the speech lacks important content.
B) articulate fairly well.
C) tend to speak overly rapidly.
D) can often comprehend better than they can express.

Question 48

Describe how speech, language, and communication are interrelated but different.

Question 49

involves the rules governing sentence structure, the way sequences of words are combined into phrases and sentences.

A) Semantics
B) Syntax
C) Morphology
D) Phonology

Question 50

What is the difference between expressive and receptive language disorders?

Question 51

Stuttering occurs when the flow of speech is abnormal or interrupted repeatedly. What component of language is affected by this?

A) Morphology
B) Syntax
C) Phonology
D) Semantics

Question 52

Articulation problems may occur if the dental structures involve

A) acute periodontal disease.
B) chronic and pervasive caries.
C) softening of the dentin.
D) serious malocclusion.

Question 53

Parental imitation of the baby talk of very young children may be a powerful influence resulting in strengthening of the behavior. This is an example of a child learning from

A) extinction.
B) modeling.
C) reinforcement.
D) encouragement.

Question 54

An abnormality in the speech-sound production process that results in inaccurate or inappropriate execution of the speaking act is known as

A) a fluency disorder.
B) aphasia.
C) an articulation disorder.
D) cluttering.

Question 55

People with aphasia have occasional difficulty comprehending what is said to them or understanding its meaning. What component of language is affected in such circumstances?

A) Syntax
B) Phonology
C) Semantics
D) Pragmatics

Question 56

The audible representation of language is

A) morphology.
B) speech.
C) communication.
D) interaction.

Question 57

Describe how the treatment approaches for adults and children with language disorders differ.

Question 58

The general term used to refer to the closure and fitting-together of dental structures is

A) incisor ability.
B) overbite.
C) dental occlusion.
D) oral structure.