Ch. 10 Vocab

Question 1

Language disorder associated with acquired brain damage. Affects all aspects of language.
Not a speech disorder

Answer 1

Aphasia

Question 2

Difficulty in naming things, objects, and people

Answer 2

Anomia

Question 3

Word substitution

Answer 3

Paraphasia

Question 4

3 varieties of paraphasia

Answer 4

Phonemic paraphasia, verbal paraphasia, neologism

Question 5

The substitution words sound like the correct words. Producing words but not always correct word
Ex: can’t come up w/ the word “wife” so use “life”

Answer 5

Phonemic paraphasia

Question 6

Substituted words have meanings similar to the correct words

Ex: “mop” instead of “broom” when talking about cleaning

Answer 6

Verbal paraphasia

Question 7

Use of words that do not exist

Ex: making up a word

Answer 7

Neologism

Question 8

Omission of grammatical elements (telegraphic speech)

Answer 8

Agrammaticism

Question 9

Fluent but irrelevant or meaningless speech, often filled with neologistic words

Answer 9

Jargon

Question 10

Writing disorder

Answer 10

Agraphia

Question 11

Reading problems

Answer 11

Alexia

Question 12

Sensory deficits

Answer 12

Agnosia

Question 13

Group of motor speech disorders due to paralysis, weakness, or in coordination of the speech muscles (has no prob w/ language or reading)

Answer 13

Dysarthria

Question 14

Neurological syndrome associated with persistent or progressive deterioration in intellectual functions. Loses ability to remember things, like: feed themselves, dress themselves

Answer 14

Dementia

Question 15

Damage to the right hemisphere of the brain that results in neurobehavioral symptoms and communicative problems

Answer 15

Right hemisphere syndrome

Question 16

(Swallowing disorder) A disorder of swallowing food and liquid

Answer 16

Dysphagia (not communicative disorder)

Question 17

Injury to the brain from physical trauma or external force

Answer 17

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Question 19

Disorder of sequenced movement of body parts in the absence of muscle weakness or paralysis

Answer 19

Apraxia

Question 20

Patients cannot move the muscles of the throat, soft palate, tongue, and the cheek for non-speech purposes (can do it on their own though)

Answer 20

Oral apraxia

Question 21

Patients cannot comply when requested to move their hand to wave goodbye or to show how a hammer is used (can do it on their own)

Answer 21

Limb apraxia