Aphasia Flashcards
Is Aphasia defined from a Neurological Perspective, a Cognitive Perspective, or a Functional Perspective?
All of the above!
Which modalities are impaired in Aphasia?
Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Reading, and Writing
What is paraphasia and what is an example?
Errors in phonemes, words, or phrases produced
unintentionally due to higher level language deficits; examples include: Phonemic/literal paraphasia, Neologism/neologistic paraphasia, semantic paraphasia, Unrelated verbal paraphasia.
Name the non-fluent Aphasias
Broca’s, Global, Transcortical Motor, Mixed Transcortical
Name the fluent Aphasias
Wernicke’s, Conduction, Transcortical Sensory
What is the most mild form of Aphasia?
Anomic; Anomic aphasia is typically associated with Broca’s but Anomic aphasia only impairs the ability to name objects, people, places, things.
What is the difference between Aphasia in people who use sign language versus those who use oral language?
Trick question! There is no difference; it is extremely similar to oral speakers.
The Arcuate Fasciculus is…
The pathway between Broca’s and Wernicke’s that allows for repetition of words.
What is the difference between Alexia and Agraphia?
Alexia has to do with reading difficulties ; it is an acquired impairment of reading. Agraphia has to do with writing, and is the inability to form letters/words.
Can you think of any Related Behaviors associated with Aphasia?
-Self Repair (Ex: restating or revising their words because they know they are stuck).
-Speech Disfluencies (Ex: Prolonged vowels; “Uh”). -Preserved Language (Ex: Their name or day of the week).
-Automatic Language (Ex: Unable to say “hey” when asked to, BUT may say “hey” when a person enters the room).
What are the 2 forms of pure aphasias?
-Alexia without agraphia
-Agraphia without alexia
What is the difference between word production anomia and word selection anomia?
-Word production anomia is characterized by inability to produce name of an object, but cuing can help them find the appropriate name
-Word selection aphasia is inability to name an object but can explain it’s use
What are 2 key characteristics of conduction aphasias?
Severely impaired repetition with relatively good comprehension
What type of aphasia is this?
“You know that smoodle pinkered and that I want to get him round and take care of him like you want before.”
Wernicke’s Aphasia
What is the definition of neurological perspective?
An acquired language impairment resulting from a local brain lesion in the absence of other cognitive, motor, or sensory impairments.
What is it called when the small, function words are absent in one’s speech? (is, and, the, …)
Telegraphic Speech
What becomes impaired when there is a lesion in the arcuate fasciculus?
repitition
Saying “mitlet” for “car” would be considered a ….
neologism
Saying “bus” for “train” would be considered a…
semantic paraphasia
What is the definition of cognitive perspective?
The selective breakdown of language processing itself, of underlying
cognitive skills, or of the necessary cognitive resources, resulting from a focal lesion
What is the definition of functional perspective?
A communication impairment masking inherent competence
Agrammatism is defined as
Lack of grammar by omitting function words
Name some associated disorders of a stroke
Coma, Vision problems, Verbal Memory issues, Depression, Seizure, Anxiety, Emotional Outbursts
What are possible associated speech problems for Broca’s Aphasia?
Apraxia of speech and dysarthria
