Disturbances in Language Output

Question 1

expressive aphasia

Answer 1

AKA, Broca’s Aphasia; individual knows what they want to say, cannot say it

Question 2

receptive aphasia

Answer 2

AKA, Wernicke’s Aphasia; organic loss of the individual’s ability to comprehend what has been said to them

Question 3

nominal aphasia

Answer 3

inability to name objects

Question 4

global aphasia

Answer 4

involves all forms of aphasia