SPEECH IMPAIRMENTS

Question 1

BROCA’S APHASIA

Answer 1

(non-fluent aphasia)

• Broca’s aphasia or expressive aphasia is when people find it very difficult to find and say the right words, although they probably know exactly what they want to say

Question 2

WERNICKE’S APHASIA

Answer 2

(fluent aphasia)

• Wernicke’s aphasia or receptive aphasia is when someone is able to speak well and use long sentences, but what they say may not make sense.

Question 3

ANOMIC APHASIA

Answer 3

• An inability to supply the words for the very things the person wants to talk about, particularly the significant nouns and verbs.

Question 4

PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

Answer 4

• Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a condition where language capabilities become slowly and progressively worse, leading to a gradual loss of the ability