Speech-Language
Pathology (5331) ETS
Sample Test QUESTIONS
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condition of the client, the better the intervention is likely to be. (B), (C), and (D) are incorrect
because although all are appropriate goals, they would not be the first goal in therapy.
An adult female has received 20 sessions of voice therapy for hoarseness related to vocal
nodules. Data for pre- and post-evaluation measures for this individual are:
Fundamental frequency (Hz) Pre-therapy: 175 Current: 200
Phonation duration (sec.) Pre-therapy: 10 Current: 15
Jitter (percent) Pre-therapy: 1.2 Current: 0.68
Mean phonatoryairflow (ml/sec.) Pre-therapy: 100 Current: 150
Which of the following is most strongly indicated by the data?
(A) The patient's voice is improving.
(B) The patient's voice is deteriorating.
(C) Perturbation is worse, but the other measures are better.
(D) The patient's voice is still abnormal. - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct answer is (A). All
measures discussed demonstrate improvement. There is no certainty that the voice is still
abnormal. Perturbation, having gone down, shows some improvement. Based only on the data
, shown, one could say that there is some improvement. (B), (C), and (D) are incorrect because
the patient has shown improvement and perturbation has shown some improvement.
An SLP is behaving ethically if he or she does which of the following?
(A) Offers to provide speech or language services solely by correspondence for an individual
whose disability prevents easy access to the professional's office
(B) Diagnoses a speech disorder solely through correspondence as long as the correspondence
is thorough and careful
(C) Offers general information of an educational nature by correspondence
(D) Indicates the specific duration of the therapeutic program - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct
answer is (C). According to the 2010 Code of Ethics of the American Speech-Language- Hearing
Association (ASHA), general information of an educational nature by correspondence is allowed.
(A), (B), and (D) are incorrect. These choices are not approved and are discussed in Principle of
Ethics I, Rule K.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the ethics of formulating prognoses for
clients with speech and language disorders?
(A) No assessment is complete until a precise statement can be formulated regarding the
prognosis.
(B) The extreme complexity of speech and language processes and behaviors makes it
impossible to formulate prognoses.
(C) After an assessment has been completed, it is usually appropriate to make a reasonable
statement about prognosis.
(D) A clinician's ability to make prognostic statements depends on the availability of
standardized tests to quantify the severity of a speech and language disorder. - CORRECT
ANSWER-The correct answer is (C). According to the 2010 ASHA Code of Ethics, Principle of
Ethics I, Rule J, a speech-language pathologist can make a reasonable statement about a client's
prognosis. (A), (B), and (D) are contrary to the spirit of this ethical position.
Pathology (5331) ETS
Sample Test QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
condition of the client, the better the intervention is likely to be. (B), (C), and (D) are incorrect
because although all are appropriate goals, they would not be the first goal in therapy.
An adult female has received 20 sessions of voice therapy for hoarseness related to vocal
nodules. Data for pre- and post-evaluation measures for this individual are:
Fundamental frequency (Hz) Pre-therapy: 175 Current: 200
Phonation duration (sec.) Pre-therapy: 10 Current: 15
Jitter (percent) Pre-therapy: 1.2 Current: 0.68
Mean phonatoryairflow (ml/sec.) Pre-therapy: 100 Current: 150
Which of the following is most strongly indicated by the data?
(A) The patient's voice is improving.
(B) The patient's voice is deteriorating.
(C) Perturbation is worse, but the other measures are better.
(D) The patient's voice is still abnormal. - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct answer is (A). All
measures discussed demonstrate improvement. There is no certainty that the voice is still
abnormal. Perturbation, having gone down, shows some improvement. Based only on the data
, shown, one could say that there is some improvement. (B), (C), and (D) are incorrect because
the patient has shown improvement and perturbation has shown some improvement.
An SLP is behaving ethically if he or she does which of the following?
(A) Offers to provide speech or language services solely by correspondence for an individual
whose disability prevents easy access to the professional's office
(B) Diagnoses a speech disorder solely through correspondence as long as the correspondence
is thorough and careful
(C) Offers general information of an educational nature by correspondence
(D) Indicates the specific duration of the therapeutic program - CORRECT ANSWER-The correct
answer is (C). According to the 2010 Code of Ethics of the American Speech-Language- Hearing
Association (ASHA), general information of an educational nature by correspondence is allowed.
(A), (B), and (D) are incorrect. These choices are not approved and are discussed in Principle of
Ethics I, Rule K.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the ethics of formulating prognoses for
clients with speech and language disorders?
(A) No assessment is complete until a precise statement can be formulated regarding the
prognosis.
(B) The extreme complexity of speech and language processes and behaviors makes it
impossible to formulate prognoses.
(C) After an assessment has been completed, it is usually appropriate to make a reasonable
statement about prognosis.
(D) A clinician's ability to make prognostic statements depends on the availability of
standardized tests to quantify the severity of a speech and language disorder. - CORRECT
ANSWER-The correct answer is (C). According to the 2010 ASHA Code of Ethics, Principle of
Ethics I, Rule J, a speech-language pathologist can make a reasonable statement about a client's
prognosis. (A), (B), and (D) are contrary to the spirit of this ethical position.
