Rehabilitation and Therapy Speech-Language Pathology 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which swallowing rehabilitation exercise targets hyolaryngeal excursion to improve laryngeal elevation?
- Mendelsohn maneuver
- Supraglottic swallow
- Effortful swallow
- Shaker head-lift exercise (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Shaker head-lift exercise
The Shaker (head-lift) exercise strengthens suprahyoid muscles to improve anterior hyoid and laryngeal elevation, widening the upper esophageal sphincter opening.
Question 2: In language development, what is the typical age for a child to produce their first words?
- Around 12 months (Correct answer)
- Around 6 months
- Around 18 months
- Around 24 months
Correct answer: Around 12 months
Most children produce their first recognizable words around 12 months of age, with vocabulary expanding rapidly in the second year of life.
Question 3: Which fluency disorder is characterized by repetitions, prolongations, and blocks in speech?
- Stuttering (stammering) (Correct answer)
- Cluttering
- Apraxia of speech
- Dysprosodia
Correct answer: Stuttering (stammering)
Stuttering involves involuntary disruptions of speech fluency including sound/syllable repetitions, prolongations, and silent blocks, often with associated physical tension.
Question 4: What is the Lidcombe Program used to treat?
- Stuttering in preschool-aged children (Correct answer)
- Childhood apraxia of speech
- Autism spectrum disorder communication
- Voice disorders in adults
Correct answer: Stuttering in preschool-aged children
The Lidcombe Program is a behavioral treatment for stuttering in young children involving parent-delivered verbal contingencies for stutter-free and stuttered speech.
Question 5: Which vocal pathology is associated with vocal hyperfunction and often requires voice therapy focused on reducing vocal effort?
- Vocal nodules (Correct answer)
- Vocal fold paralysis
- Subglottic stenosis
- Laryngeal papillomatosis
Correct answer: Vocal nodules
Vocal nodules develop at the mid-membranous vocal fold junction due to chronic vocal hyperfunction, causing hoarseness and breathiness that respond well to voice therapy.
Question 6: Which assessment is used to evaluate language abilities in school-age children and adolescents?
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5) (Correct answer)
- Preschool Language Scales (PLS-5)
- Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale
- MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories
Correct answer: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5)
The CELF-5 is the most widely used standardized language test for school-age children and adolescents, assessing both receptive and expressive language across multiple subtests.
Rehabilitation and Therapy Speech-Language Pathology 2
Which swallowing rehabilitation exercise targets hyolaryngeal excursion to improve laryngeal elevation?