Understanding deafness

What are some causes of deafness mentioned in the introduction?

• Genetic factors

• Infections

• Loud noise exposure

• All of the above

What percentage of children with disabling hearing loss is due to preventable causes?

• 60%

• 40%

• 20%

• 80%

What impact does deafness have on communication and quality of life?

• Deafness improves communication and quality of life.

• Deafness has no impact on communication and quality of life.

• Deafness negatively impacts communication and quality of life.

• Deafness only affects communication but not quality of life.

Cognitive: ________ visual-spatial reasoning, Enhanced visual attention, Visual language processing (e.g., sign language), Strong visual memory, variable sequential memory.

• Strong

• Weak

• Moderate

• Average

Psychomotor: High manual dexterity and ________ coordination.

• hand-eye

• foot-eye

• ear-eye

• nose-eye

Psychomotor: Skilled facial expression control (grammar in ________).

• sign languages

• spoken languages

• written languages

• programming languages

Psychomotor: Strong body awareness and ________ orientation.

• spatial

• temporal

• emotional

• logical

Behavioral: Sharp visual alertness and attention to ________ cues.

• nonverbal

• verbal

• auditory

• visual

Behavioral: Expressive ________ communication.

Behavioral: Adaptability and creativity in ________.