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Speech Pathology CH 1
Dennis Tanner
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English
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2008

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Gray Matter
Definition
the collections of neuronal cell bodies in the central nervous system; gray-colored tissue of the brain and pinal cord, primarily made up of cell bodies
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Nasality
Definition
the production of phonemes with he acoustic properties of nasal resonance
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Osicles
Definition
three small bones attached to the eardrum
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Cochlea
Definition
attached to the bones of the middle ear, a fluid-filled structure
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Encoded
Definition
th process of putting an idea or thought into a signal system, such as speech and language
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Fluency
Definition
the rhythm and flow of connected speech
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Nonfluencies
Definition
the occasional hesitations, repetitions and other disruptions in its smooth flow
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Stutteing
Definition
a word impropery patterned in time and the speaker's reaction thereto
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Repetitions
Definition
repeating the word
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Prolongations
Definition
prolonging a sylable of the word
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Hesitations
Definition
a brief hesitation before a word
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Dysfluencies
Definition
a breakdown in the rhythm ad flow of speech cused by repetitions, prolongations, blocks, and or pauses
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Cluttering
Definition
the person has trouble organizing toghts into rhythmic utterances
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Quality
Definition
determined by the relationship between vocal chord vibration and the resulting resonance characteristics of the neck and head.
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Pitch
Definition
the frequency of vocal chord vibration
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Loudness
Definition
the force of vocal chord vibration
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Articulations
Definition
the production fo speech sounds by the articulators: tongue, teeth, lower jaw, lips and palate
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Phonology
Definition
includes the rules by which the sounds are combined and articulated
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Omission
Definition
the omission of a sound usually at the beginning of a word
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substitution
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the substitution of a different letter such as wabbit for rabbit.
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distortion
Definition
when a sound is produced indistinctly and inaccurately or it is clouded by too much nasality
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Language
Definition
the communication through the use of words or other symbols.
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Modalities
Definition
there are several avenues of language expression and understanding: speaking, auditory comprehension, reading, writing, and gestures
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deafness
Definition
the person's hearing is nonfunctional
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hard-of-hearing
Definition
person has some hearing, usually with the help of hearing aids.
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Motor speech disorders:
Definition
two categories: apraxia of speech and the dysarthrias
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Apraxia
Definition
difficulty in programming the spech mechanism
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dysarthrias
Definition
a group of neuromuscular isordes and are the result of damage to the brain, the nervous system, or the muscles of speech production
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Dysphagia
Definition
an imparement with the ability o chew and swallow food
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Aphasia
Definition
a language disorder occurring pimarily in adults, result of strokes or head injuries
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dementia
Definition
diffiulty makng spech sounds; problems with reading, writing, and arithmetic; impirments constructing sentences; and problems understanding the speech of others
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traumatic brain injuries
Definition
speech reflects memory problems several symptoms of brain damage
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Incidence
Definition
idea of how many people have had it at some oint in their lives
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Prevalence
Definition
how many people currently have it
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alexia
Definition
a reading disorder, that was of traumatic origin
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intelligence
Definition
the abilities to reason, abstract, problem solve, acquire, and retain knowledge
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Self Concept
Definition
an awareness of oneself, particularly in relation ot others; images and definitons of self
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perception
Definition
an awareness and appreciation of the salient aspects of a stimulus. Selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory stimulation
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White matter
Definition
the part of the brain that is white in appearnace because it contains more nerve fibers; a collection of axons blow the cerbral cortex
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