16. Language problems Flashcards
What is an acquired disorder? (ccc language problems)
You are not born with it and often get it after brain trauma
What is a developmental disorder? (ccc language problems)
A disorder you are born with, not identified with specific brain damage but with persist into adulthood
What is aphasia? (ccc language problems)
Impairment in language caused by brain trauma
What are the three types of aphasia? (ccc language problems)
- Broca’s
- Wernickle’s
- Conduction
What is impaired in Broca aphasia patients? (ccc language problems)
- Naming
- Fluency
- Agrammatic deletion
What is not impaired in Broca aphasia patients? (ccc language problems)
- Word order and meaning
- Comprehension
- Singing
What is Wernickle’s aphasia? (ccc language problems)
- Speech has no informational context
- Grammatical structure is preserved
- Comprehension impaired
What is neologistic jargonaphasia? (ccc language problems)
When new words are created and used in the wrong way
What is conduction aphasia? (ccc language problems)
The connection between the Broca and Wernickles area was damaged, there would then be an inability to repeat something they had just heard
What is phonologic deficient syndrome? (ccc language problems)
Common form of SLI
