Assessing/ Classifying Aphasia Flashcards
1
Q
What categories need to be assessed when determining type/presence of aphasia?
A
Anomia (essential for aphasia diagnosis), auditory comprehension, repetition skills
2
Q
What can be used to assess lexical retrieval (anomia)?
A
Discourse sample obtained through a)prompts such as “what happened to you” “what do you do for a living” b)describing pictures
c)questions of emotional/historical significance
3
Q
How do discourse samples determine types of aphasia?
A
0-5 words in best 3 utterances =nonfluent aphasia; 6-8=borderline fluent aphasia ; 9+ =fluent aphasia
4
Q
How are auditory comprehension skills tested?
A
Commands, paired yes/no questions, retelling story
