Ch13 cog terms Flashcards
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Brocas aphasia
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loss of expressive language indicated by loss of speech production
2
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Wernickes aphasia
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deficit in auditory comprehension that affects semantic speech performance
3
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anomia
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loss of ability to name objects or retrieve names of people
4
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asomatognosia
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body scheme disorder that results in diminished awareness of body structure and failure to recognize body parts as ones own
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anosognosia
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an unawareness of motor deficit; may be related to lack of insight
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alexia
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acquired inability to read
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agraphia
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acquired inability to write
8
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agnosia
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inability to process sensory info. loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any sig memory loss
