Deck 29: Speech-Language Pathology

Question 1

Professional licensure is provided by _____.

A) State governments
B) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
C) The university from which the speech-language pathologist graduated
D) The Department of Transportation

Answer 1

State governments

Question 2

Which statement best describes the role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with hearing?

A) They can do comprehensive testing and diagnosis of hearing loss.
B) They can prescribe and fit hearing aids.
C) They can perform basic screenings and refer the patient for further testing if needed.
D) They should not worry about the patient's hearing status.

Answer 2

They can perform basic screenings and refer the patient for further testing if needed.

Question 3

If a child has autism, the SLP would work with the child to _____.

A) Gain English as a second language
B) Pay better attention in class
C) Maximize his or her speech and language skills
D) Improve his or her table manners

Answer 3

Maximize his or her speech and language skills

Question 4

Which is a literacy skill that an SLP might target?

A) Rhyming
B) Reducing repetitions and hesitations
C) Inferring author intention
D) Poetry appreciation

Question 5

An SLP's clients could range in age from _____.

A) 3 to 25 years
B) Birth to 25 years
C) 3 to 65 years
D) Birth to any age

Question 6

To work in the schools, an SLP is likely to need _____.

A) A teaching certificate from the state
B) A teaching certificate and a professional license from the state
C) A teaching certificate and a professional license from the state and a Certificate of Clinical Competence
D) A Certificate of Clinical Competence

Question 7

The SLP must read journals, attend conferences, or otherwise prove that he or she is staying current with research in the field. This is called _____.

A) Continuing education
B) Licensure
C) Certification
D) Research

Question 8

A voice disorder could be caused by _____.

A) Swallowing incorrectly
B) Disfluencies
C) Augmentative communication
D) Excessive use of the voice or a disease process

Question 9

The International Phonetic Alphabet is a set of symbols used to _____.

A) Transcribe exactly how someone says something
B) Program an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device
C) Create books that are easier to read
D) Create traffic signs that are easier to read

Question 10

Difficulty creating, sending, receiving, or understanding a message is the definition of _____.

A) A learning problem
B) Dysphagia
C) A communication disorder
D) A reading problem

Question 11

In a school setting, the SLP might coordinate treatment with which other professionals?

A) The classroom teacher
B) The student's primary-care physician
C) School board members
D) The superintendent

Question 12

In a medical setting, the SLP might coordinate treatment with which other professionals?

A) Any or all those involved in the care of the patient
B) Only other therapists like occupational or physical therapists
C) Only doctors and nurses
D) None, because SLPs are autonomous

Question 13

"English as a second language" means _____.

A) The person is trying to relearn English after a stroke
B) The person learned another language first and is now trying to learn or improve English
C) The person speaks English and is trying to learn a second language
D) The person is learning English along with sign language

Question 14

An SLP's scope of practice is _____.

A) Very narrow and only includes speech sound errors
B) Very broad, requiring ongoing continuing education to stay up to date
C) Varies by work environment
D) Varies by state

Question 15

AAC stands for _____.

A) Asking and Answering through Computers
B) Asking and Answering for Communication
C) Augmentative and Alternative Communication
D) Alternative Avenues for Communication

Question 16

Which of the following can be aspects of AAC?

A) Sign language, gestures, writing, photographs, computerized systems of communication
B) Computerized systems of communication only
C) Sign language only
D) Writing only

Question 17

A person who stands too close to you when speaking has a problem with _____.

A) Semantics
B) Fluency
C) Pragmatics
D) Literacy

Question 18

Dialectic variations like y'all or gumbands are _____.

A) Targeted in therapy
B) Normal variations of the standard American language
C) Outgrown by age 5
D) Resulting from the influence of the Internet

Question 19

What do these words have in common: half, cough, puff, if?

A) They are all adverbs.
B) They are all two syllables long.
C) They rhyme.
D) They all end in the same sound, which is /f/.

Question 20

More children and adults needing therapy and a workforce that is reaching retirement age have led to _____.

A) Longer therapy sessions
B) Shorter therapy sessions
C) A national shortage of SLPs
D) Multitasking