Deck 13: Sensory Disabilities: Hearing and Vision Loss

Question 1

The approach teaches communication skills that emphasize normal speech production, employ sound amplification, and discourage sign language.

A) auditory
B) manual
C) oral
D) total communication

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The age of onset is a critical factor in determining

A) the type of hearing loss.
B) the amount of the individual's residual hearing.
C) the cause of a hearing loss.
D) the type and extent of intervention necessary to minimize the effect of the hearing loss.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Anna is experiencing a restricted field of vision. Another term for this is

A) tunnel vision.
B) partially sighted.
C) low vision.
D) legal blindness.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Those who advocate a bicultural-bilingual approach to communication training believe that

A) ASL would be the primary language and English secondary.
B) Spanish would be the primary language and English secondary.
C) ASL would be the secondary language and English primary.
D) English would be the primary language and Spanish secondary.

Question 5

A functional approach to the assessment of vision loss focuses on an individual's

A) visual capacity.
B) visual attention.
C) visual processing.
D) visual capacity, attention, and processing.

Question 6

In the area of social development, children with a hearing loss

A) have perceptions of auditory information that are different from people who can hear.
B) are more assertive than individuals with normal hearing.
C) exhibit significant behavior problems in the school environment.
D) typically have high self-esteem.

Question 7

A surgical procedure that uses an implant to restore hearing through stimulation of the auditory nerve is known as

A) fenestration.
B) stapedectomy.
C) cochlear implant.
D) myringoplasty.

Question 8

For children with a visual impairment, routine daily living skills are learned through early everyday experiences.

A) easily
B) never
C) not easily
D) always

Question 9

The approach teaches communication skills that stress the use of sign language and/or sign systems.

A) auditory
B) manual
C) oral
D) total communication

Question 10

The American Foundation for the Blind recommends that educational placements for students with visual impairments must be

A) inclusive.
B) segregated.
C) appropriate with a full array of program options.
D) age-referenced.

Question 11

Research over the last two decades suggests that intellectual development for individuals with hearing loss is primarily a function of

A) degree of hearing loss.
B) anatomical site of the hearing loss.
C) cognitive ability.
D) language development.

Question 12

is the act or sense of hearing.

A) Vibration
B) Transmission
C) Audition
D) Listening

Question 13

There must be a particular emphasis placed on the development of or students who have vision loss.

A) residual sight
B) expressive language skills
C) receptive language skills
D) expressive and receptive language skills

Question 14

The approach teaches communication skills that use residual hearing, speech-reading, speech-training, reading, writing, and the manual system.

A) auditory
B) oral-auditory
C) total communication
D) sensory

Question 15

The term "vision loss" encompasses people

A) who have never experienced sight.
B) who had normal vision prior to loss.
C) who experience a sudden or gradual loss of acuity.
D) who have never experienced sight, had normal vision prior to loss, and experience a sudden or gradual loss of acuity.

Question 16

"Verbalisms" refers to

A) the use of too many verbs in a sentence.
B) the excessive use of speech.
C) the incorrect sequence of words in a sentence.
D) the incorrect choice of verbs for intended meaning.

Question 17

Legal blindness as defined by the Social Security Administration is visual acuity of or worse in the better eye with best correction.

A) 20/50
B) 20/100
C) 20/150
D) 20/200

Question 18

The approach teaches communication skills that combine sound amplification with motor kinesthetic speech training.

A) auditory
B) manual
C) oral
D) total communication

Question 19

For some people who are deaf, social isolation is not an adjustment problem as they are members of the deaf culture who share common

A) language.
B) customs.
C) social interactions.
D) language, customs, and social interactions.

Question 20

Nikita has a conductive loss that doctors tell him might be improved by

A) surgery.
B) hearing aids.
C) medical interventions.
D) surgery, hearing aids, and medical interventions.

Question 21

Describe why it is important to consider age of onset when defining hearing loss.

Question 22

Discuss the functional approach to assessment for students with a vision loss.

Question 23

List the four approaches to teaching communication skills to persons with a hearing loss.

Question 24

Compare and contrast the terms "deaf" and "hard of hearing."

Question 25

Research on the intellectual characteristics of children with hearing loss has suggested that the distribution of IQ scores is similar to that of children with normal hearing.

Question 26

One of the most common causes of hearing loss in the postnatal period is

A) birth trauma.
B) drug abuse.
C) infection.
D) poor prenatal nutrition.

Question 27

Since braille is an outdated form of communication, schools are prohibited from providing instruction in braille under IDEA or Section 504.

Question 28

The educational achievements of students with hearing loss are rarely delayed in comparison with the achievements of students who can hear.

Question 29

Describe how vision loss can be prevented or minimized.

Question 30

Speech and language skills are the areas most severely affected by a hearing loss.

Question 31

Discuss why people with hearing loss may have difficulty in social interactions.

Question 32

Adopt a position in favor of or opposed to the inclusion of students with vision loss into general education schools. Defend your position.

Question 33

The educational definition of vision loss focuses on an individual's ability to use sight for learning.

Question 34

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act defines deafness as a hearing impairment that is so severe that a

A) child is unable to process linguistic information through hearing.
B) child cannot process information with or without amplification.
C) child's educational performance is adversely affected.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 35

Many students with vision loss are unable to function successfully within inclusive educational settings.

Question 36

One of the most common causes of hearing loss is the postnatal period is infection.

Question 37

Distinguish between the terms "blind" and "partially sighted."

Question 38

Distinguish between the terms "deaf" and "hard of hearing."

Question 39

Discuss how vision loss can affect educational achievement and social development.

Question 40

Identify two content areas that should be included in an educational program for students with vision loss that would not be necessary for students without a vision loss.

Question 41

In comparison to their sighted peers, an educational curriculum for a student with a vision loss has a greater emphasis on

A) physiology.
B) mobility and orientation training.
C) physical education.
D) science education.

Question 42

The approach teaches communication skills that emphasize normal speech production, employ sound amplification, and discourage sign language.

A) auditory
B) manual
C) oral
D) total communication

Question 43

In order to understand the auditory world more clearly, there must be a particular emphasis placed on the development of _.

A) residual sight
B) expressive language skills
C) receptive language skills
D) expressive and receptive language skills

Question 44

The approach teaches communication skills that combine sound amplification with motor kinesthetic speech training.

A) auditory
B) manual
C) oral
D) total communication

Question 45

A person who is partially sighted

A) is unable to benefit from large print books and posters.
B) is unable to use vision for learning.
C) has visual acuity greater than 20/200, but not greater than 20/70 in the better eye after correction.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 46

A unit used to measure the frequency of sound in terms of the number of cycles that vibrating molecules complete per second is called a(n)

A) sound intensity unit.
B) hertz (hz).
C) sound frequency unit.
D) decibel.

Question 47

Infections most commonly associated with congenital hearing loss are

A) measles, mumps, and typhoid fever.
B) influenza and toxoplasmosis.
C) cytomegalic inclusion disease and scarlet fever.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 48

Eric has 20/30 vision. This means that Eric

A) can see at twenty feet what a normally sighted person can see at thirty feet.
B) can see at thirty feet what a normally sighted person can see at twenty feet.
C) has a 20 degree field of vision.
D) has a 30 degree field of vision.

Question 49

A sense of hearing that is deficient but somewhat functional is called

A) hard of hearing.
B) hearing impairment.
C) hearing difficulty.
D) hearing disability.

Question 50

The term "visual acuity" refers to

A) the distance at which an object may be recognized.
B) light perception.
C) field of vision.
D) peripheral vision.

Question 51

An audiologist is trained to

A) prescribe medication for a hearing loss.
B) provide counseling to an individual with a hearing loss and his or her family members.
C) deal with the functional impact of a hearing loss.
D) conduct surgical procedures to alleviate a hearing loss.

Question 52

About percent of elderly people over the age of 65 have a serious eye disorder (includes those with cataracts).

A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 70

Question 53

Mike is a boxer who incurred an eye injury when he received a hard jab on the side of his face. It is possible that as a result of this injury, Mike could have

A) retrolental fibroplasias.
B) retinal detachment.
C) optic atrophy.
D) glaucoma.

Question 54

Comparing the performances of individuals with or without sight may not be appropriate because

A) those without sight have an advantage.
B) those with sight have an advantage.
C) academic achievement will not be affected.
D) there is no valid way to compare.

Question 55

has (have) been identified as contributing to the delayed academic growth of students with vision loss.

A) Absences from school for medical reasons
B) Entering school at a later age
C) Inappropriate school facilities and resources
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 56

Rocky has worked for twelve years with a jackhammer on a road crew. His doctor has warned him that he is at high risk for

A) congenital hearing loss.
B) increased sensitivity to tonality.
C) sensorineural hearing loss.
D) receptive aphasia.

Question 57

An otologist is a medical specialist who

A) conducts an extensive examination of the ear.
B) provides medical treatment or surgical intervention.
C) assists individuals in the selection and use of an amplification device.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 58

The number of children affected by greatly increased with the use of incubators for premature infants in the 1940s.

A) optic atrophy
B) retinitis pigmentosa
C) retinopathy of prematurity
D) glaucoma

Question 59

What is a hearing loss greater than 90 decibels (dB) called?

A) Hearing impairment
B) Hard of hearing
C) Deafness
D) Deaf-mutism