Introduction to Communication Disorders: Pearson New International Edition:A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective

List of contents

Preface
 
1. A Journey: From Student to Professional
 Helping Others to Help Themselves
 Service Through the Lifespan
 Communication Disorders in Historical Perspective
 
2. Typical and Disordered Communication
 Human Communication
 Communication Through the Lifespan
 Communication Impairments

3. Anatomy and Physiology Related to Speech, Hearing, and Language
 The Physiological Subsystems Supporting Speech
 The Speech Production Process
 
4. Assessment and Intervention
 Differences, Dialects, Disorders
 Is There a Problem?
 Defining the Problem
 Intervention with Communication Disorders

5. Childhood Language Impairments
 Language Development Through the Lifespan
 Association Disorders and Related Causes
 Aspects of Language Affected
 Assessment
 Intervention
 
6. Developmental Literacy Impairments
 Reading
 Writing
 
7. Adult Language Impairments
 Language Development Through the Lifespan
 Aphasia
 Right Hemisphere Damage
 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
 Dementia
 
8. Fluency Disorders
 Fluent Speech Versus Stuttering
 The Onset and Development of Stuttering Through the Lifespan
 Therapeutic Techniques Used with Young Children
 Therapeutic Techniques Used with Older Children and Adults Who Stutter
 The Effectiveness of Stuttering Intervention Through the Lifespan
 
9. The Voice and Voice Disorders
 Pitch and the Pitch-Changing Mechanism
 Vocal Loudness and the Loudness-Changing Mechanism
 The Voice Evaluation and Intervention  
 Efficacy of Voice Therapy
 
10. Disorders of Articulation and Phonology
 Understanding Speech Sounds
 Speech-Sound Development Through the Lifespan
 Associated Disorders and Related Causes
 Language and Dialectal Variations
 Intervention
 
11. Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
 Physical Challenges of Clefts Through the Lifespan
 Development of the Face and Palate
 Cleft Lip and Palate Classification Systems
 Clinical Features of Clefts
 Etiologics of Clefts
 Incidence of Clefts
 Communication Problems Associated with Clefts

12. Neurogenic Speech Disorders
 Causes of Neurogenic Speech Disorders
 The Dysarthrias
 Apraxia of Speech
 
13. Disorders of Swallowing
 Lifespan Perspectives
 The Swallowing Process
 Disordered Swallowing
 Evaluation for Swallowing
 Dysphagia Intervention and Treatment
 Prognoses and Outcomes for Swallowing Disorders
 
14. Audiology and Hearing Losee
 Incidence and Prevalence of Hearing Loss
 Hearing Loss Through the Lifespan
 What Is Audiology?
 Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System
 Types of Hearing Loss
 Degrees of Hearing Loss
 Audiological Assessment Procedures
 Aural (Audiological) Habilitation/Rehabilitation
 
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index

Summary

For students taking introductory courses in communication sciences and disorders.
 
A comprehensive overview of the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, written with an emphasis on real life cases and evidence-based practice.
 
Comprehensive yet compact and user-friendly, the fourth edition of Introduction to Communication Disorders takes a unique lifespan perspective that enables students to focus both on disorders and also on how these disorders impact on the lives of individuals. Through case studies, technical illustrations, best practices boxes, and other features, each chapter describes a specific disorder, related assessment, and applicable intervention methods — all with a foundation in evidence-based practices.
 
More than a simple catalog of communication disorders, this relaxed and readable introductory text illustrates each chapter with a detailed case study. In addition, the new and completely revised fourth edition of this book has been updated to include new features, new research, and new material.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly A. Farinella, Dale Evan Metz, Robert E. Owens
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2014
• EAN: 9781292025186
• ISBN: 978-1-292-02518-6
• No. of pages: 556
• Weight: 1150 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson