Intro to cognitive communication disorders
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What is selective concentration or the ability to prioritize one type of information over some other type?

  • Attention (correct)
  • Memory
  • Perception
  • Judgement
  • What is understanding one’s own limitations & what they mean?

  • Attention
  • Memory
  • Perception
  • Insight and judgement (correct)
  • What is logically thinking through situations; comparing and relating ideas to see what’s logical

  • Processing
  • Problem solving
  • Reasoning (correct)
  • Executive functioning
  • What is quick thinking & understanding?

    <p>Processing speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is making a plan, acting it out, evaluating success, & adjusting?

    <p>Executive functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recall of facts, procedures, and past & future events; ability to acquire and store information.

    <p>Memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the processing and interpretation of sensory information>

    <p>Perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is thinking about how you think?

    <p>Metacognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is finding solutions to obstacles?

    <p>Problem solving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is knowing where, when, & who you are, as well as why you’re there

    <p>Orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    People with aphasia have trouble generating and/or understanding speech. They should be assessed with nonverbal measures (both formal and informal).

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Adults with ____ (language disorder following damage to the areas of the brain that control language)

    <p>Aphasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Problems with communication caused by cogntive deficits rather than by primary language deficits are known as what?

    <p>Cognitive-communication disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the mental processes that help us interact with the world and interpret our experiences?

    <p>Cognitive processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cognitive processes are isolated abilities.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    This common cause of cognitive impairments rsults in approximately a third of these people experiencing long-term impairments.

    <p>Stroke</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Things such as metals (e.g., lead, mercury), drugs (e.g., cocaine, alcohol), and other substances (e.g., paint, glue) are known as what?

    <p>Neurotoxins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are 3 causes of neurocognitive disorders?

    <p>Stroke, TBI, infections, brain tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, genetics, neurotoxins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cognitive-communication disorders can occur alone or in combination with other conditions, such as:

    <p>Dysarthria Apraxia Aphasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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