Classical School and Terminology Flashcards
What are the 4 ways we can classify people with aphasia?
- Unitary view
- Syndrome view (classical school)
- Cognitive/linguistic view
- Social view
The classical school is based on which model?
Wernicke-lichtheim model
According to the classical school, syndromes can be differentiated according to which 3 key areas?
- severity of comprehension deficit
- variety of features related to spontaneous expression
- repetition ability compered to spontaneous expression
What does syndrome of disproportionality refer to?
The disproportionality of abilities preserved and impaired is what you will have to understand to determine which type of aphasia it is
We need to look at strengths and weaknesses in what areas for the classical approach?
- auditory comprehension
- speech fluency
- word and sentence repetition
Define anomia
word-finding difficulty associated with circumlocutions
What are paraphasias?
unintentional substitution of an incorrect word/nonword for target word.
What are the 2 major types of paraphasias?
lexical
sub-lexical
What are the 4 types of lexical paraphasias?
- semantic
- phonemic
- mixed
- unrelated
Define a lexical semantic paraphasia
error is semantically related to target word
e.g. wife/husband
Define a lexical phonemic paraphasia
error is related to the target in terms of the sound structure of both words.
e.g. pike/pipe
Define a lexical mixed paraphasia
error related to target in meaning and sound
e.g. rat/cat
Define a lexical unrelated paraphasia
error is not obviously related to target
e.g. fork/door
What are the 2 types of sub lexical paraphasias?
- phonemic
- neologistic
Define sub lexical phonemic paraphasias
nonword related to target in sound
e.g. lat/cat
Define sub lexical neologistic paraphasias
non-word error with no relationship to target
e.g. planker/comb
Define agrammatism
speech characterized by nouns and main verbs, OMISSION of “functor” words and grammatical morphemes
Define paragrammatism
errors made in use of grammatical elements (rather than omission)
Define jargon
refers to lengthy fluently articulated utterances, preserved syntax, but makes no sense.
Define verbal stereotypes
exclusive use of stereotypic utterance, as if only language form available.
Define dysarthria
motor speech disorder resulting in impaired muscular control related to weakness, slowness, incoordination of speech musculature.
Define apraxia
motor speech disorder resulting in inability to program positioning of articulators.
Define agnosia
inability to recognize stimulus even though sensory transmission is intact (e.g., visual, auditory, tactile).
