OT MIDTERM: APHASIA

Question 1

• Disorders of producing speech:

Answer 1

Apraxia
Dysarthria
Stuttering

Question 2

Disorder of language:

Answer 2

Aphasia

Question 3

Apraxia

Answer 3

A motor disorder

difficulty with the movement of lips and/or tongue to the right place to say the sounds

the muscles are not weak
- Better automatic speech (greetings)

Question 4

Dysarthria

Answer 4

• slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand
• Can sound “impaired”
• impaired movement of the muscles for speech production- lips, tongue, vocal folds, and/or diaphragm
  type and severity depend on which area of the nervous system

Question 5

• Receptive Language

Answer 5

• auditory comprehension (listening and understanding)
• reading comprehension

Question 6

• Expressive Language

Answer 6

verbal expression
* written expression
* non-verbal skills

Question 7

Aphasia

Answer 7

• Impairment of understanding language- spoken words, reading gestures
  + In expressing wants ideas and thoughts with spoken words, gestures, writing

Question 8

Broca’s Aphasia

Answer 8

expressive aphasia
has trouble speaking fluently but comprehension can be relatively preserved
telegraphic speech

Question 9

Wernicke’s Aphasia

Answer 9

receptive aphasia
ability to grasp meaning of spoken words and sentences is impaired
poor awareness of deficits

Question 10

Anomic Aphasia

Answer 10

Trouble word finding
some degree of anomia is seen in all of the aphasias
may call apple- red sphere

Question 11

Global Aphasia

Answer 11

affects both receptive and expressive language skills
most patients are unable to speak much and may be limited to a single word or phrase (“Oh no”)

Question 12

Success with aphasia

Answer 12

• establishing a connection
• making an attempt
• acknowledging difficulty