CSD Mid-Term Exam – comprehensive study guide and exam preparation
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True or False: Audiologists and SLPs require a prescription from a doctor to practice. - correct
answer ✔✔False
True or False: Audiologists are specialists who measure hearing ability and identify, assess,
manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are the three main professionals working in the field of communication disorders? -
correct answer ✔✔SLPs, Audiologists, Speech and Hearing Scientists
What is a speech disorder? - correct answer ✔✔Atypical production of speech sounds,
disruption in the flow of speaking, or abnormal production and/or absences of voice quality
True or False: Having one type of communication disorder increases the likelihood of having
another. - correct answer ✔✔True
What credentials are required to become an Audiologist? - correct answer ✔✔State license and
ASHA CCC-A
SLPs are specialists who identify, assess, treat, and prevent communication disorders in all
modalities including: - correct answer ✔✔Spoken, written, and pictorial
What credentials are required to become an SLP? - correct answer ✔✔CCC-SLP, State License,
Teaching Certificate (if in the schools)
How many people are estimated to have a communication disorder in the United States? -
correct answer ✔✔Tens of millions
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True or False: Audiologists and SLPs require a prescription from a doctor to practice. - correct
answer ✔✔False
True or False: Audiologists are specialists who measure hearing ability and identify, assess,
manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are the three main professionals working in the field of communication disorders? -
correct answer ✔✔SLPs, Audiologists, Speech and Hearing Scientists
What is a speech disorder? - correct answer ✔✔Atypical production of speech sounds,
disruption in the flow of speaking, or abnormal production and/or absences of voice quality
True or False: Having one type of communication disorder increases the likelihood of having
another. - correct answer ✔✔True
What credentials are required to become an Audiologist? - correct answer ✔✔State license and
ASHA CCC-A
SLPs are specialists who identify, assess, treat, and prevent communication disorders in all
modalities including: - correct answer ✔✔Spoken, written, and pictorial
What credentials are required to become an SLP? - correct answer ✔✔CCC-SLP, State License,
Teaching Certificate (if in the schools)
How many people are estimated to have a communication disorder in the United States? -
correct answer ✔✔Tens of millions
