M1: Intro to cognitive communication disorders

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

What is understanding one’s own limitations & what they mean?

What is logically thinking through situations; comparing and relating ideas to see what’s logical

What is quick thinking & understanding?

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

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

What is the processing and interpretation of sensory information>

What is thinking about how you think?

What is finding solutions to obstacles?

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

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

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

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

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

Cognitive processes are isolated abilities.

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

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

What are 3 causes of neurocognitive disorders?

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

Cognitive communication disorders can occur alone or in combination with other conditions. What are 3 other conditions that may occur in combination with CCDs?

The speech language pathologist’s job is to assess all aspects of a client’s communication: speech, language, and cognition.

What discipline/provider is specifically trained and licensed to formally evaluate and treat mood disturbances and emotional functioning?

What is the interaction of cognitive skills and self-care, and community living skills?

These providers focus their interventions on the relationship between the client’s cognitive skills, functional performance, and environmental context to enhance the daily life experience of individuals with cognitive impairment.

Cognitive interventions have many different names. What are 2 examples?

What are the 3 approaches to treatment?

Anyone who has suffered a brain injury or stroke should be screened for c cognitive and perceptual disorders.

Many aspects of communication may be impacted. Please describe 3 difficulties a patient may have.

Using exercises or software to retrain discrete cognitive processes such as attention and using internal memory strategies or spaced retrieval training is what type of therapy approach?

Using external strategies for improving memory (e.g. memory books, smartphone apps), teaching strategies for approaching problems to strengthen executive functioning (e.g. “plan, do, review”), and establishing routines and schedules is utilizing what therapy approach?