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Aphasia |
Impairment as a result of brain damage. Impairs capacity for interpretation and formulation of language symbols. |
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Aphasia is grouped into four groups that are |
Comprehension Verbal fluency Naming Repitition |
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What are two types of comprehension aphasias? |
Auditory and reading comprehension |
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What are some auditory comprehension tasks? |
Following simple, one step commands Answering yes or no questions Following conversation (use of contextual clues) Comprehending lengthy news report |
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What are some examples of reading comprehension tasks? |
Matching a word to a picture Reading simple commands Sentence reading Paragraph reading Newspaper, books, etc. |
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What is verbal fluency? |
Most commonly referred to as phrase length |
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What is agrammatism? |
Difficulty with syntax |
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What is anomia? |
Difficulty retrieving a name or label: latency, naming errors, circumlocutions, neologisms |
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What is Wernicke’s aphasia? |
Fluent speach, well articulated but makes no sense. Has lack of content or jargon. Poor auditory comprehensions. |
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What is Broca’s aphasia? |
Non-fluent slow and effortful output. Simplified and incomplete sentences. Relatively good auditory comprehension. |
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What is conduction aphasia? |
Some pauses during speech and difficulty with phonemic pharaphasias |
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What is anomic aphasia? |
Fluent speech. Difficulty finding words. |
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What is global aphasia? |
Non-fluent speech, severely impaired. |
