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Question 1

define aphasia

Answer 1

A deficit to language that results in the inability to comprehend or properly verbalize ideas.

Question 2

differentiate between receptive and expressive aphasia.

Answer 2

receptive aphasia - patient is experiencing some type of difficulty understanding language.

known as Wernicke’s aphasia

expressive aphasia - tend to speak “telegraphically” and omit other parts of speech.

known as Broca’s aphasia

Question 3

what is anomia ?

Answer 3

A type of aphasia - which is the inability to name objects

Question 4

What are paraphasias?
what type of aphasia is characterized by this?

Answer 4

Paraphasias - unintended utterances

Phonemic aphasia

Question 5

provide 3 strategies that you can use when speaking to someone with receptive aphasia

Answer 5

be concise when speaking.
could alert patient to listen.
demonstrate things and write things down for the patient.

Question 6

provide 3 strategies you can use when speaking to someone with expressive aphasia

Answer 6

be flexible.
be patient.
when speaking to the patient ask closed-ended questions.

Question 7

differentiate aphasia from dysarthria

Answer 7

aphasia - refers to full loss of language while dysarthria refers to partial loss of language.