PY 461 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Striatum, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Lead Poisoning

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 461
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Communication disorders: 10% of youth have a communication disorder, dysfunction in verbal and nonverbal exchange of, thoughts. Interests: feelings, effective communication involves, language, speech, social communication, children with these diagnoses tend to function well in all other aspects of their life. Language: communication in which beliefs, knowledge, and skills can be experienced, expressed, or shared, can be spoken, signed, or written. Dsm criteria: persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language across modalities due to deficits in comprehension or production that include the following, reduced vocabulary, limited sentence structure. Speech disorders: language development is(cid:374)"t the pro(cid:271)le(cid:373, problems with, quality of voice, speech clarity or articulation, speech fluency. Causes of voice problems: medical illness, cancer, acid reflux, cysts, neurological disorders, motor neuron damage, ms, vocal abuse, excessive loud/harsh talking or yelling. Which area of the brain is associated with language disorder: amygdala, lateral sulcus, hippocampus, occipital lobe. Causes of ssd: failure to transition from immature speech production.