Welcome to Certification Test for Respiratory Welcome to your SLP Name: Email: [Phonatory disturbances are found in certain syndromes including infants and children with Down’s syndrome and cri du chat syndrome.] True False None . [an example of a sentence using an embedded form would be] I saw the squirrel climbing the tree the girl ate a cookie, three crackers, and some fruit mom and dad are going to the store to buy some groceries because he was on time, they were happy with him the boy who got a haircut looks nice None . [Which articulation therapy approach emphasizes both the syllable as the basic unit of speech and the concept of phonetic environment?] McDonald's sensory-motor approach Irwin and Weston's paired stimuli approach Baker and Ryan's Monterey Articulation Program Van Riper's traditional approach None . [T/F: contraction of vertical muscles flattens the tongue] True False None . [You are a speech-language pathologist serving a hospital in an area with many African American patients. You will remember that:] Hypertension is prevalent among African American adults, and it can result in hemorrhagic strokes Hypotension is prevalent among African American adults, and it can result in ischemic strokes Diabetes especially affects African Americans, and diabetes is associated with increased stroke risk Many African Americans are susceptible to sickle cell anemia, where blood vessels of the brain become clogged with plaque and make people more vulnerable to strokes None . [T/F: the extrapyramidal system is involved in reflexes and coordination of multiple muscle groups and some voluntary movements] True False None . [T/F: in the expiratory phase, the lungs, chest wall, and rib cage return to their relaxed position due to elastic recoil and gravitational pull on the elevated ribcage] True False None . [Which of the following is not a cause of an organic voice disorder?] infectious disease neurological disorder conversion disorder congenital defect None . [T/F A socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combinations of those symbols is called Language] True False None . [Public Law 94-142, the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975, was later reauthorized and retitled as] the Americans with Disabilities Act. the Education of Disabled Individuals Act. the Handicapped Individuals Education Act. the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. None . [T/F Speech sounds articulated by either stopping of the outgoing air stream or creating a narrow opening of resistance using the articulators are called Articulators] True False None . [Deviant speech characteristics for hypokinetic dysarthria include all of the following except:] Imprecise consonants Inappropriate silences Increased rate Dysphonia All of the above are correct None . [T/F: the most anterior portion of the parietal lobe, the post central gyrus is the sight of the primary somatosensory cortex] True False None . [T/F: There are 10 pairs of cranial nerves are there] True False None . [A 55-year old man comes to you stating that he has been sounding hoarse for the last few months. He also states that he has difficulty swallowing, ear pain, and a lump in his neck. He shares with you that he has an ongoing sore throat. You suspect that his diagnosis will probably be:] Laryngeal web Laryngeal cancer Vocal nodules Granuloma None . [Medications for tremors associated with hyperkinetic dysarthria include] Inderal, primidone, baclofen, lithium Inderal, xanax, lithium Methazolamide, baclofen, lithium baclofen, lithium, Inderal None . [T/F Voice inflections used in a language such as stress, intensity, changes in pitch, duration of a sound, and rhythm that helps listeners understand the true intent of a message are called superasegmentals] True False None . [A study designed to evaluate a treatment procedure for hoarseness of voice recruited all subjects who had witnessed a football game the previous day. The treatment, conducted over the following 2 weeks and offered to all subjects, resulted in improved voice quality. A critic said that the study lacked internal validity because of] median statistics. statistical regression to the mean. maturational variables. genetic influences. None . [In selecting the fluency-shaping technique, clinicians should consider that it] often leads to relapse of stuttering. is known to promote long-term maintenance of fluency. does not induce unnatural prosodic features. is the most effective treatment available for preschoolers. None . [T/F: awareness of phonotactic probabilities emerges at approximately 9 months of age] True False None . Time's up
