Ann Benson
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Videos
Treatment
Gen. Ch. 6 Questions
100
The university from where Ann Benson graduated.
What is the University of Nebraska at Omaha?
100
An invented word that has no true meaning but adheres to the phonological rules of a given language.
What is a neologism?
100
Fluent speech characterized by lots of jargon
What is Fluent Aphasia (Wernicke's)
100
The brain's natural recovery that occurs during the first 2-3 months
What is spontaneous recovery?
100
This is a series of squares used to reduce speech rate, which requires a client to touch a square for every word or syllable he/she says.
What is a pacing board?
200
Name 3 circumstances where an individual might need treatment by an SLP in a medical setting.
What is for a TBI, brain tumor, stroke, neurodegenerative disorder, head or neck cancer, heart attack, prolonged surgery or anesthesia, general debility, and dementia?
200
_________________ is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain resulting in expressive and receptive language deficits.
What is aphasia?
200
Difficulty with planning and sequencing of movement
What is Apraxia
200
This approach is based on the premise that language function has been lost in individuals with aphasia.
What is substitutive/compensatory approach?
200
Monopitch, monoloudness, and inappropriate phrasing and intonation commonly characterize the speech of a person with this communication disorder.
What is dysarthria?
300
Name 3 medical settings where treatment might occur.
What is in acute care, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, home health, and a skilled nursing facility?
300
The continuation of naming an item after a new item has been presented.
What is perseveration?
300
Impaired ability to execute motor movement
What is Dysarthria
300
This approach uses variations in pitch, tempo/rhythm, and stress to recruit participation of the right hemisphere to improve verbal production in clients with damage to the language-dominate left hemisphere.
What is Melodic Intonation Therapy?
300
For patients with aphasia, most SLPs advocate this in hopes that treatment may help to spur spontaneous recovery.
What is early intervention?
400
The name of the medical setting where Ann Benson works.
What is the Immanuel Rehabilitation Center?
400
A motor speech disorder where the deficit is in the ability to execute motor movement.
What is dysarthria?
400
Girl in video has... (hint: gesture use)
What is Aphasia
400
Treatment for this disorder uses imitation as the primary teaching strategy and attempts to facilitate increased voluntary articulatory control through client cues.
What is treatment for apraxia?
400
This is the amount of time in which the most significant improvement occurs following an apraxia of speech lesion.
What is 8 weeks?
500
Name one thing Ann likes to do with her patients outside of the therapy room.
What is going on an outing to Target?
500
A neuro based articulation disorder where difficulties in positioning speech muscles and sequencing muscle movements to produce speech occur.
What is apraxia of speech?
500
What is aspiration/dysphagia/atypical swallow
500
This is a surgical procedure used to treat a variety of disabling neurological symptoms- most commonly Parkinson's disease.
What is deep brain stimulation?
500
Oral intake of a given food consistency is strongly cautioned against if a client with dysphagia aspirates more than this percentage of each bolus.
What is 10%?
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