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Nаme fоur DNA repаir mechаnisms that repair UV irradiatiоn-induced DNA damage. [4]
Cоgnitive Disоrders Yоu will be аssessing Ms. Stephаnie Bаbitz in a university outpatient clinic, so you have plenty of time for the assessment. Ms. Babitz is a 39-year-old cisgender woman who is ten months post-injury from a bicycle accident that resulted in her hitting her head (wearing a helmet) head-on with a wall, resulting in a TBI. After the accident, she lost consciousness for 4 hours, and her best Glasgow Coma Scale score within 24 hours of the injury was a score of 11. She has no other significant past medical history. Ms. Babitz attends her evaluation alone. Ms. Babitz reports to you that since her discharge home from the acute rehabilitation hospital, she has had difficulty resuming her ‘normal life.’ Before her injury, she worked part-time as a transcriber for a journalist, and has somewhat resumed work on a more limited schedule. This job involves listening to audio files, transcribing what is said in the files, and sending the transcripts to the journalist for review. This job is ideal, as it allows her to work from home, be the primary caretaker of her daughter, and is flexible in terms of schedule. Therefore, she is heavily motivated to resume this work part-time as soon as possible. However, she reports that her memory and attention “aren’t what they used to be” and that the job is taking much more time and effort. She is also experiencing significant difficulty managing her time, between school drop-off and pick-up for her daughter, her transcription work, her social life, etc. She finds that she loses track of time and/or miscalculates how long things will take her, and has missed appointments and deadlines. What else to know: Ms. Babitz is a monolingual English speaker. Ms. Babitz lives with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter. Her hearing is within normal limits, and she can write with her right hand. In your first conversation with Ms. Babitz on the phone, she shares that her hope for speech therapy is to improve her memory and attention, and help get back to her ‘normal life’—mainly balancing childcare responsibilities, a full return to part-time work, and returning to social engagement. #1. Detail what you would do for an assessment, including how you would investigate potential language issues. To do so, list the tests and tasks you’d employ, and provide a rationale for each (i.e., what it tests/why it’s important). (NOTE: Please remember her hearing is WNL, so do not mention that. Also, if you are going to do an interview, mention some key questions you would ask and why). #2. Based on the description of the accident, please identify the type (non-penetrating vs. penetrating) and likely severity of her TBI, and what cognitive/behavioral characteristics you might expect from that type of injury. Provide as many details as you can. #3. What are two treatment approaches you would choose for Ms. Babitz based on what you know and her goals? The two approaches/tasks must be specific (i.e., It isn’t enough to say that you’d work on her attention; Describe the tasks themselves). Provide a rationale for each treatment you choose.