CSD Exam 1
communication disorder - Answer -difficulty forming, transmitting, receiving, or comprehending
messages compared with others; variation within a linguistic community
stuttering - Answer -flow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal stoppages of
sounds and syllables
causes of stuttering - Answer -genetics, child development (children with other speech and language
problems more likely), neurophysiology (process speech and language differently), family dynamics (high
expectation/fast-paced lifestyle)
aphasia - Answer -disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that control language;
problems with speaking, listening, reading and writing
causes of aphasia - Answer -stroke, disease/damage to brain, traumatic brain injury, dementia, illness,
other progressive neurological disorder
down syndrome - Answer -a congenital disorder that causes intellectual impairment and physical
abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile
, cause of down syndrome - Answer -occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of
chromosome 21; additional genetic material alters the course of development
first-person language - Answer -respectfully puts person before disorder (person who stutters/with
aphasia/with Down syndrome/with autism)
communication - Answer -process of sharing information between 2 or more people
2 main players in communication - Answer -sender & receiver
sender - Answer -formulates and transmits message
receiver - Answer -receive and comprehend message
4 main processes in communication - Answer -formulation, transmission, reception, comprehension
formulation - Answer -getting thoughts and ideas together
transmission - Answer -conveying thoughts and ideas together
reception - Answer -receiving information from another person
comprehension - Answer -making sense of the information
3 components of communication - Answer -language, speech, hearing
language - Answer -the cognitive process of forming thoughts and ideas; socially shared code that uses
system of symbols (sounds & words) to represent ideas
communication disorder - Answer -difficulty forming, transmitting, receiving, or comprehending
messages compared with others; variation within a linguistic community
stuttering - Answer -flow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal stoppages of
sounds and syllables
causes of stuttering - Answer -genetics, child development (children with other speech and language
problems more likely), neurophysiology (process speech and language differently), family dynamics (high
expectation/fast-paced lifestyle)
aphasia - Answer -disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that control language;
problems with speaking, listening, reading and writing
causes of aphasia - Answer -stroke, disease/damage to brain, traumatic brain injury, dementia, illness,
other progressive neurological disorder
down syndrome - Answer -a congenital disorder that causes intellectual impairment and physical
abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile
, cause of down syndrome - Answer -occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of
chromosome 21; additional genetic material alters the course of development
first-person language - Answer -respectfully puts person before disorder (person who stutters/with
aphasia/with Down syndrome/with autism)
communication - Answer -process of sharing information between 2 or more people
2 main players in communication - Answer -sender & receiver
sender - Answer -formulates and transmits message
receiver - Answer -receive and comprehend message
4 main processes in communication - Answer -formulation, transmission, reception, comprehension
formulation - Answer -getting thoughts and ideas together
transmission - Answer -conveying thoughts and ideas together
reception - Answer -receiving information from another person
comprehension - Answer -making sense of the information
3 components of communication - Answer -language, speech, hearing
language - Answer -the cognitive process of forming thoughts and ideas; socially shared code that uses
system of symbols (sounds & words) to represent ideas
