Neurology, Connectivity, and the Nature of Apahsia

Question 1

Like other span tests, the patient must recall a ______ list of items.

Answer 1

longer

Question 2

T or F. DeDe and colleagues determined that their Picture Span task had both acceptable validity and reliability, and that individuals with a range of aphasia severity profiles could complete the task.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Another approach to obtaining memory status information is the use of:

Answer 3

patient- and caregiver- reported measures of memory abilities

Question 4

T or F. Executive functioning is multidimensional.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Use of an executive functioning test battery should be considered if other assessment procedures have not suggested a:

Answer 5

particular EF problem

Question 6

How many subtests does the Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) consist of?

Answer 6

7

Question 7

A relatively novel EF measure is the:

Answer 7

Visual-Analogue Test Assessing Anosognosia for Language (VATA-L)

Question 8

Deal et al. recently. found that individuals who scored as having awareness issues on the VATA-L also had_____________.

Answer 8

more severe aphasia

Question 9

During any component of a language evaluation, the clinician can also watch for the occurrence of ______________ suggestive of cognitive impairments.

Answer 9

behaviors

Question 10

Attention problems should be suspected if patients are:

Answer 10

• easily distracted
• their performance wanes on longer tasks
• their performance suffers with a switch in tasks
• they demonstrate difficulty on tasks requiring processing of more than one modality or information source or simultaneous completion of multiple components
• they fail to or infrequently attend or respond to stimuli on their right side