aphasia

Question 1

definition of aphasia

Answer 1

acquired communication disorder caused by brain damage (neurogenic), characterised by an impairment of language modalities: speaking, listening, reading,
and writing;

Question 2

About ___ of stroke survivors experience aphasia

Answer 2

1/3

Question 3

brocas aphasia fluent or nonfluent

Answer 3

nonfluent

Question 4

definition of aggramatic

Answer 4

Agrammatic - Impairment to expression of grammatical structure

Question 5

supporting strategies such as counting on fingers will be seen in ____ ____

Answer 5

brocas aphasia

Question 6

ppl w brocas aphasia are usually missing ___ words, and have a high use of ___ words

Answer 6

function, content

Question 7

wernickes aphasia fluent or nonfluent

Answer 7

fluent

Question 8

wernickes aphasia usually described as more impaired ___, less impaired ___

Answer 8

understanding, speech

Question 9

what are 2 paraphasias that will show up in wernickes aphasia

Answer 9

semantic, made up words

Question 10

aphasias can be described as ______ language disorders

Answer 10

neurodegenerative

Question 11

4 types of assesment and management for aphasias

Answer 11

formal (standardized) test, informal assesment, interviews, observations

Question 12

Treatment via Phonological Component Analysis: what is it and what does it target

Answer 12

Targets verbal expression, naming, Prompts person to analyze sound components of a target word to facilitate verbal expression of the target word

Question 13

treatment via Better Conversations with aphasia: what is it and what does it target

Answer 13

Weekly communication training program for people with aphasia and conversation partners, targets communication

Question 14

treatment via Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC): what is it and what does it target

Answer 14

Refers to any techniques or tools used to compensate for and/or supplement spoken communication. facial gestures all the way to AI communication