Features of aphasia

Question 1

Verbal paraphasia

Answer 1

Substitution of target word for another word, not semantically or phonologically related.

Question 2

Semantic paraphasia

Answer 2

Substitution of target word with a semantically related word e.g. cat for dog.

Question 3

Phonemic paraphasia

Answer 3

Substitution of one or few sounds but still maintaining half the phonemes of the intended word. e.g. cake- take

Question 4

Neologism

Answer 4

series of sounds that don’t make reak word, less than half the intended phonemes of the intended word e.g. cake-brot.

Question 5

Jargon

Answer 5

foreign language, all neologisms or repetitive sounds.

Question 6

Perseveration

Answer 6

Persistence with previous response

Question 7

Circumlocution

Answer 7

Talking around the word.

Question 8

Recurrent utterance

Answer 8

automatic production of particular syllable, word or phrase, regardless of what the patient thinks or intends to say.