CSD-4850 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Memory, Dementia, Aphasia
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Chapter 3: writing and talking about people with neurogenic language disabilities and the experts who. Support them: what is important to consider in writing and talking about people with neurogenic cognitive- linguistic disorders, reduce discrimination and bias. It is more of a stylistic convention than a literal interpretation: the prefix dys- Indicates a problem, deficit, or weakness in a specific function: the prefix a- Indicates a person is without a specific function. Involvement of an individual in a real life situation: part 2: contextual factors, personal factors. Infant mortality, decreasing fertility, improved longevity: what are normal changes in the brain as people age, neuron shrinkage and reduced dendritic branching. Lexical choice: positive modification can be used instead of elderspeak, reducing grammatical complexity, reducing utterance length, speaking louder (with caution) Chapter 14 contexts for providing excellent services: what do slps who specialize in neurogenic communication disorders do, clinical intervention.