Chapter 12 Part 4

Question 1

Trouble sounding out new words or non-words

Answer 1

Phonological alexia

Question 2

Where is the location of damage for phonological alexia?

Answer 2

Parietotemporal

Question 3

Difficulty reading

Answer 3

Alexia

Question 4

Difficulty reading irregular print-to-sound words

Answer 4

Surface alexia

Question 5

Where is the location of damage for surface alexia?

Answer 5

Occipitotemporal

Question 6

Recognize words as other words

Answer 6

Semantic/ deep alexia

Question 7

Where is the location of damage for semantic/deep alexia?

Answer 7

Occipitotemporal and perisylvian language area

Question 8

Reading is accurate, but no meaning is attached

Answer 8

Nonsemantic reading

Question 9

Where is the location of damage for nonsemantic reading?

Answer 9

Wernicke’s and maybe fusiform gyrus

Question 10

Central alexia typically ___ (do/do not) have aphasia

Answer 10

Do

Question 11

Peripheral alexia typically ___ (do/do not) have aphasia

Answer 11

Do not

Question 12

What is an example of a phonological alexia?

Answer 12

Nonword “phope” is read as “phone”

Question 13

What is an example of a deep alexia?

Answer 13

Castle is read as knight

Question 14

What is an example of a surface alexia?

Answer 14

Difficulty spelling opossum, colonel, yacht

Question 15

Can write, but cannot read their own writing; disconnection between visual information teen in and word recognition

Answer 15

Pure alexia

Question 16

Do not identify initial portions of words or sentences

Answer 16

Neglect alexia

Question 17

Usually prefrontal cortex damage, can read single words but struggle to string words together, become distracted and unable to read

Answer 17

Attentional alexia

Question 18

Agraphia ___ (does/does not) co-occur with other disorders (aphasia, alexia)

Answer 18

Does

Question 19

Acquired disorder of writing

Answer 19

Agraphia

Question 20

Writing system is damaged

Answer 20

Central agraphia