The Extent to Which a Specific Intervention Is a Cost

question 24

Multiple Choice

The extent to which a specific intervention is a cost effective means to rehabilitate a communication disorder is known as

• A) Efficacy
• B) Effectiveness
• C) Efficiency
• D) None of the above
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Synaptic Pruning

The process during brain development where extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated to increase the efficiency of neuronal transmissions.

Neurons

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit signals throughout the body; key components in the function of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of nerve cells along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds the axon of some nerve cells, forming an insulating layer that speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses.