Exam 14: Audiologic Habilitationrehabilitation: Techniques

What do the acronyms ASL and SEE stand for?

Grandparents and siblings are not affected when a family member has a hearing loss.

__________ counseling may help older patients who may be dealing with psychosocial problems such as isolation and depression due to their hearing loss.

An example of a computer-based program for auditory training in adults is ___________.

Hearing aids are the only management option for adults with hearing loss.

The strategy of using visual cues from the face and lips to better understand speech is known as _____________.

Consequences of complete unilateral hearing loss include:

___________________ counseling is explaining the results of hearing assessment and what should be done next.

Explain in some detail why audiological habilitation is challenging for infants and young children with hearing loss.

Patients usually remember over 80% of what they hear following an explanation of hearing test results.

Helping a patient and family members cope with hearing loss is known as ___________________ counseling.

Professional counseling is appropriate when a patient is clinically depressed because of his or her hearing loss or related disorder,like tinnitus.

Patients and family members who have psychosocial problems associated with hearing loss sometimes need to be referred to professional counselors for management.

Define "bilingual-bicultural education" for children who are deaf.

Decreased memory,attention,and processing speed are all examples of ______________ factors that can affect communication in elderly persons with hearing loss.

What is the difference between habilitation and rehabilitation?

Which of the following are psychosocial problems associated with hearing loss:

What is the oral approach to communication?

The _____________ approach to communication places an emphasis on the child's residual hearing through the use of amplification with the goal of developing listening skills through natural communication.

The _______________ approach is a family-centered variation of the auditory-oral strategy that maximizes normal daily parent-child interaction to promote development of effective communication,rather than reliance on professionals to teach speech and language skills.