LDA Review Questions for Aphasia Assessment. All Question and answers. Graded A+

LDA Review Questions for Aphasia Assessment. All Question and answers. Graded A+ Why is it important to examine limb praxis before assessing auditory comprehension? - -You would be asking the person to follow directions- Someone with limb praxis would have difficulty sequencing intentional motor movements of limbs. It is important to examine beforehand in order to determine if the client is not following directions because they don't understand or if they can't move their limb to follow the direction given. Describe three questions to ask when taking a case history and give the rationale for asking those questions. - -1. Prior level of function- Do you wear hearing aids or dentures? Because it can affect speech and comprehension if they do and don't have them at the moment. 2. Level of arousal- What are your interests? to make things more interesting for the patient. 3. Primary language/culture- (some materials may not be relevant to the client) What other languages do you speak? Because you might think that the client is saying neologisms/jargon but really they're code switching to another language. Name and give an example of four types of attention which can impact on communication skills. - -1. Sustained- Ability to pay attention to one type of stimulus for a specific duration of time. EXAMPLE: When you are in class listening to a lecture. 2. Selective- When you choose to pay attention to one stimulus in the presence of a distracting stimulus that you are choosing not to pay attention to. EXAMPLE: When you are doing homework someone is watching tv in the background. 3: Divided- When you are choosing to pay attention to two stimuli at the same time. You're really doing alternative attention. You may think you are doing divide, but you really can't. Like texting and driving. When someone does use divided attention, they are not using the same modality. You are using auditory comprehension and something else at the same time. 4: Alternating- When you're switching back and forth between two stimuli. You're paying attention to one thing and then you switch back to one area of focus. EXAMPLE: Going from doing homework, to cooking, and then back to homework. Name and give examples of three types of problem solving skills - -1. Inferencing- ability to answer a question without all the facts given. 2. Determining causes 3. Answering negative questions- "Why don't we wear bathing suits in the winter?" 4. Avoiding problems- How could you prevent getting wet in the rain? Define "evaluative thinking" and give two examples of types of this skill. - -1. Predicting an outcome- if you drop an egg it will crack 2. Judging appropriateness of response- If someone says good morning to you then it's not appropriate to respond saying "bye" 3. Self-reflecting on behavior- Contrast divergent and convergent