Question

true or false
circle t for true, or circle f for false.

1. t f most older people have apraxia.
2. t f some people with aphasia cannot understand the message.
3. t f clients with expressive aphasia are not aware of their mistakes when speaking.
4. t f dysarthria is caused by weakness in the muscles used for speech.
5. t f relationships between family members are not affected when someone has a speech disorder.
6. t f shopping and cooking are not affected when someone has a communication problem.
7. t f because you do not need to spend time on communication, you can take less time giving care to someone who cannot speak.
8. t f it is a help to the client to finish words for him.
9. t f use positive statements rather than negative statements.
10. t f aphasia is seldom permanent.

multiple response
from the list below, choose all of the correct answers.

1. what can cause speech and language challenges?

a. genetic problems or conditions present at birth
b. poor eating habits
c. brain injury, which may be caused by accident, infection, drug abuse, stroke, and so on
d. disease
e. hearing impairment
f. brain tumours
g. stress incontinence
h. problems involving the structures used for speech

Explanation:

1. Apraxia is not common among most older people, so it's false.
2. Some people with aphasia have difficulty understanding messages, so it's true.
3. Clients with expressive aphasia are often aware of their speech - production mistakes, so it's false.
4. Dysarthria is caused by muscle weakness for speech, so it's true.
5. Speech disorders can affect family relationships, so it's false.
6. Shopping and cooking can be affected by communication problems, so it's false.
7. Caring for non - speaking people still requires communication efforts, so it's false.
8. Finishing words for clients is not always helpful as it may impede their communication attempts, so it's false.
9. Positive statements are better in communication, so it's true.
10. Aphasia can be permanent in some cases, so it's false.
11. Genetic problems, brain injury, disease, hearing impairment, brain tumours, and speech - structure problems can cause speech and language challenges. Poor eating habits and stress incontinence are not related to speech and language challenges.

Answer:

1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. F
8. F
9. T
10. F
11. A. Genetic problems or conditions present at birth, C. Brain injury, which may be caused by accident, infection, drug abuse, stroke, and so on, D. Disease, E. Hearing impairment, F. Brain tumours, H. Problems involving the structures used for speech