Imagine assessing a patient who has developed acquired central deafness following a severe head injury. Despite having intact outer and middle ear function, the patient struggles to understand speech and respond to auditory cues. 1) Briefly explain the concept of acquired central deafness. 2) What structures or pathways in auditory system might be affected? 3) What diagnostic test is most likely to show abnormal results for this patient?

Case #1 1) Identify the core disorder(s) (deficit type) suggested by these findings? Elaborate on your rationale for reaching this conclusion. 2) What intervention or management strategy would be most effective for addressing this/these disorders? NOTE: if the rationale does not align with the diagnosis, no points will be awarded. Low-pass filtered speech: wnl AD, bnl AS Time compressed speech: wnl AD, bnl AS Dichotic Digits Test: wnl AD, bnl AS Competing Sentences Test: wnl AD, bnl AS Duration Pattern: bnl labelling and mimicking Gap detection: bnl AU

Which psychoacoustic feature is most relevant for perceiving the rhythmic patterns of music?

Which psychoacoustic feature is most relevant for perceiving the rhythmic patterns of music?

A worker born in 1999 is a member of the _____ age/generational group.

_____ is the extent to which the work requires several activities for successful completion.

A worker born in 1970 is a member of the _____ age/generational group.

Job rotation is the process of shifting a person from job to job. 

Telework means that employees work via electronic, telecommunications, and Internet means.

At the end of “The Cask of Amontillado,” the reader learns that Fortunato’s murder was committed 50 years earlier.