Aphasia

Question 1

What is aphasia?

Answer 1

cannot speak; do not understand what someone is saying; or both

Question 2

What causes aphasia?

Answer 2

typically a stroke; however, a neurological disease, and a brain tumor can also cause it

Question 3

What are symptoms of non-fluent aphasia?

Answer 3

Not a lot of speech
Looks like the person puts a lot of effort into speaking
They stop and start their words as they speak
Agrammatical

Question 4

What is cueing hiearchy treatment?

Answer 4

A treatment approach that targets word finding by using various cues. A clinician tracks which cues help the client remember words and then slowly removes the cues.

Question 5

What is melodic intonation therapy?

Answer 5

a treatment used with individuals with severe broca’s aphasia in which they sing words to improve their ability to say more words.

Question 6

What is the rationale for melodic intonation therapy?

Answer 6

Language production can improve by using functions of the right hemisphere, namely prosody (rhythm + stress + intonation)

Question 7

What are the steps for melodic intonation therapy?

Answer 7

1. Hum the four syllables and tap your left hand at the same time.
2. Sing the 4 syllable phrase and tap your left hand at the same time. Do this twice.
3. Invite the client to sing along with you and tell them to tap their left hand at the same time.
4. Encourage the client to continue step 3 while fading away cues.
5. After a few times, you now ask a question by intonating the last word, which spurs the client to intonate their response.