SHS 496 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
T/F: Aural rehabilitation can involve communication partners - Answers - True
T/F: The impact of hearing loss is invisible - Answers - False: The impact of loss can be
seen in a variety of ways
T/F: An example of an activity limitation is a person with hearing loss avoiding noisy
restaurants - Answers - False: This is a participation restriction
T/F: An aural rehabilitation program should include both the patient and the
communication partner, if possible. - Answers - True
T/F: Psychological factors pertaining to hearing loss include both self image and
assertiveness - Answers - True
T/F: An AR program should always include speech and language therapy - Answers -
False
T/F: A teacher for the deaf can provide AR services - Answers - True
T/F: Conducting an electronic database search is an example of finding evidence to
answer a question when using the five-step approach of evidence-based practice -
Answers - True
What terminology do the majority of audiologists prefer for adults who receive services
for their hearing loss? - Answers - patients
Bob has a sloping mild-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in his left ear and a flat,
moderate mixed hearing loss in his right ear. His hearing loss would be described as: -
Answers - Asymmetrical
Which is not a parameter of hearing loss?
A. Degree
B. Causation
C. Treatment
D. Onset - Answers - C. Causation
What is a randomized controlled study? - Answers - Assigns participants to either a
control or test condition in alternate order so there is no bias
A post lingual hearing loss may begin around the age of? - Answers - 5
, What indicates the type of benefits experienced either by an individual or a group of
individuals to a treatment or series of treatments, and / or indicates a response? -
Answers - Outcome measure
What is a case study? - Answers - study of one individual in great detail
A third party disability refers to the consequences that a _____________ experiences
because of a persons hearing loss. - Answers - Frequent communication partner
_________________ refers to how smoothly communication flows - Answers -
Conversational fluency
A hearing - related disability is _________________. - Answers - a hearing function loss
What is a participation restriction? - Answers - Is an effect of an activity limitation that
results in a change in the patients life - such as avoiding situations which will cause
difficulties (noisy places, parties, movies)
What is aural habilitation? - Answers - A term sometimes used instead of aural
rehabilitation when intervention is for children who have not developed speech, listening
& language skills.
The amount of improvement shown on a speech recognition test, expressed of percent
correct is an example of? - Answers - dependent variable
The Americans with disabilities act was passed in? - Answers - 1990
What is the relationship between the money spent and benefits received? - Answers -
Cost - effectiveness
What is evidence based practice? - Answers - clinical decision making that integrates
the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and
preferences
What type of study determines the relationships between variables but does not permit
casual interpretations? - Answers - Correlational study
What is auditory training? - Answers - Structured and unstructured listening practice
What is diagnostics of hearing loss? - Answers - Assessment of hearing loss and
speech recognitions skills
What is communication partner training? - Answers - Communication training for
spouse, family member, coworker
T/F: Aural rehabilitation can involve communication partners - Answers - True
T/F: The impact of hearing loss is invisible - Answers - False: The impact of loss can be
seen in a variety of ways
T/F: An example of an activity limitation is a person with hearing loss avoiding noisy
restaurants - Answers - False: This is a participation restriction
T/F: An aural rehabilitation program should include both the patient and the
communication partner, if possible. - Answers - True
T/F: Psychological factors pertaining to hearing loss include both self image and
assertiveness - Answers - True
T/F: An AR program should always include speech and language therapy - Answers -
False
T/F: A teacher for the deaf can provide AR services - Answers - True
T/F: Conducting an electronic database search is an example of finding evidence to
answer a question when using the five-step approach of evidence-based practice -
Answers - True
What terminology do the majority of audiologists prefer for adults who receive services
for their hearing loss? - Answers - patients
Bob has a sloping mild-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in his left ear and a flat,
moderate mixed hearing loss in his right ear. His hearing loss would be described as: -
Answers - Asymmetrical
Which is not a parameter of hearing loss?
A. Degree
B. Causation
C. Treatment
D. Onset - Answers - C. Causation
What is a randomized controlled study? - Answers - Assigns participants to either a
control or test condition in alternate order so there is no bias
A post lingual hearing loss may begin around the age of? - Answers - 5
, What indicates the type of benefits experienced either by an individual or a group of
individuals to a treatment or series of treatments, and / or indicates a response? -
Answers - Outcome measure
What is a case study? - Answers - study of one individual in great detail
A third party disability refers to the consequences that a _____________ experiences
because of a persons hearing loss. - Answers - Frequent communication partner
_________________ refers to how smoothly communication flows - Answers -
Conversational fluency
A hearing - related disability is _________________. - Answers - a hearing function loss
What is a participation restriction? - Answers - Is an effect of an activity limitation that
results in a change in the patients life - such as avoiding situations which will cause
difficulties (noisy places, parties, movies)
What is aural habilitation? - Answers - A term sometimes used instead of aural
rehabilitation when intervention is for children who have not developed speech, listening
& language skills.
The amount of improvement shown on a speech recognition test, expressed of percent
correct is an example of? - Answers - dependent variable
The Americans with disabilities act was passed in? - Answers - 1990
What is the relationship between the money spent and benefits received? - Answers -
Cost - effectiveness
What is evidence based practice? - Answers - clinical decision making that integrates
the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and
preferences
What type of study determines the relationships between variables but does not permit
casual interpretations? - Answers - Correlational study
What is auditory training? - Answers - Structured and unstructured listening practice
What is diagnostics of hearing loss? - Answers - Assessment of hearing loss and
speech recognitions skills
What is communication partner training? - Answers - Communication training for
spouse, family member, coworker
