Which concept is about maximizing the likelihood of generalization beyond therapy?

• A. Adaptive Language Strategies
• B. Functional Stimulation
• C. Functional Repair
• D. Compensatory Strategies

Answer: (C)

The idea here is to restore the actual ability so gains can transfer to everyday life. Functional repair aims to rebuild the impaired function itself, so once the skill is reestablished, it can be used across a wide range of tasks and settings, not just the one practiced in therapy. This restoration of true capacity supports generalization beyond the therapy sessions because the underlying ability works in real-world contexts—at home, at work, in the community.

Other approaches focus on compensating or adapting around the deficit rather than restoring the function. Adaptive language strategies change how you communicate without fixing the underlying language system, which can limit transfer to unfamiliar situations. Functional stimulation helps activate neural systems but doesn’t inherently ensure the function is fully repaired for broad use. Compensatory strategies provide alternative methods to complete tasks but don’t restore the original skill, so the ability to generalize to new tasks or contexts is more limited.