wernicke's aphasia

Question 1

In right handed people what is a key feature of the right side of the brain for language?

Answer 1

understanding metaphor and simile

Question 2

billingualism results in?

Answer 2

improves executive functioning and problem solving

Question 3

what is prosody?

Answer 3

patterns and stress of intonation

Question 4

phonagnosia is:

Answer 4

difficulty recognising voices

Question 5

prosopagnosia is:

Answer 5

inability to recognise faces

Question 6

what type of agnosia results in a diminished ability for spontaneous speech and a loss of normal grammatical structure?

Answer 6

broca’s aphasia

Question 7

what is the definition of wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 7

• “A condition characterized by either partial or total loss of the ability to understand what is being said or read. The individual maintains the ability to speak, but speech may contain unnecessary or made-up words.”

Question 8

what are the characteristics of wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 8

• Poor spoken language comprehension
  ○ Usually related to spoken language
  ○ Hear all the sounds, know people are talking to them
  ○ Turn taking in conversations
  
  • Lack ability to interpret meanings of words
    ○ Produce meaningless language
    ○ Lots of function words not many content words
  • Inability to convert thoughts to words
    ○ Into meaningful sentences and words
    ○ Production of meaningless speech
  • Speech fluent and absence of any strain or searching of words
    ○ Fluent aphasia: in speech production
    ○ Isn’t meaningful in any way
  • Use of function words but not many content words
  • Lack self-awareness of condition
    ○ Not conscious that they are having meaningful conversations.
  • Maintain social conventions of conversation
    ○ When communicating with Wernicke’s aphasia: involves a lot of writing and correction of speech to make sense of the words.

Question 9

what is the neural basis of wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 9

Wernicke aphasia is characterized by impaired language comprehension. Despite this impaired comprehension, speech may have a normal rate, rhythm, and grammar. The most common cause of Wernicke’s aphasia is an ischemic stroke affecting the posterior temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 10

○ Saying many words that don’t make sense
○ Unable to understand the meaning of words
○ Able to speak well in long sentences but they don’t make sense
○ Using the wrong words or nonsense words
○ Unable to understand written words
○ Trouble writing
Frustration

Question 11

what are the key differences between broca’s and wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 11

○ Broca’s. It’s also known as an expressive or non-fluent type. Difficulties in verbal communication production characterize it. Individuals with it struggle to form words and construct grammatically correct sentences. But comprehension abilities are relatively preserved.
○ Wernicke’s. It’s also known as the receptive or fluent type. It primarily affects lexicon comprehension. People with Wernicke’s area damage may speak fluently. But their verbal communication is often nonsensical and lacks meaning. They have difficulty understanding spoken and written communication.
○ Broca’s= fluent
Wernicke’s= non-fluent

Question 12

What are the strategies that can be implemented to improve communication with someone who has Wernicke’s aphasia?

Answer 12

○ Use gestures when you speak. …
○ Write down key words while speaking. …
○ Talk about things that are relevant to “right now”. …
○ Don’t shout if the person isn’t hard-of-hearing. …
○ Slow your speech a little when talking. …
○ Be close enough to maintain eye contact