Writing

Question 1

This traditional subtype of agraphia is usually associated with visual neglect. a. aphasic agraphia b. agraphia with alexia c. spatial agraphia d. apraxic agraphia

Answer 1

Answer: Spatial Agraphia

Question 2

This traditional subtype of agraphia is usually associated with writing problems in association with language problems. a. aphasic agraphia b. agraphia with alexia c. spatial agraphia d. apraxic agraphia

Answer 2

Answer: -Aphasic Agraphia

Question 3

This traditional subtype of agraphia is usually associated with writing problems characterized by difficulties in forming graphemes. a. aphasic agraphia b. agraphia with

Answer 3

Answer: Apraxic Agraphia

Question 4

True to False? The best way to subtype writing disorders is to evaluate the types of errors the child makes when writing.

Answer 4

Answer: -True

Question 5

What characteristic listed below is not descriptive of a dyslexic dysgraphia? a. spontaneously written text is illegible, especially when the text is complex. b. oral spelling is poor, but drawing and copying of written text are relatively normal. c. finger-tapping speed is normal. d. finger-tapping speed is abnormal.

Answer 5

Answer: -Finger Tapping Speed is abnormal

Question 6

Which of these broad dysgraphic subtypes below is not one of the neuropsychologically-based subtypes? a. aphasic dysgraphia b. apraxic dysgraphia c. mechanical dysgraphia d. preservative dysgraphia

Answer 6

Answer: preservative dysgraphia

Question 7

All of the following are examples of an aphasic dysgraphia except one, which one? a. ideomotor dysgraphia b. phonological dysgraphia c. surface dysgraphia d. mixed dysgraphia

Answer 7

Answer: surface dysgraphia

Question 8

All of the following are examples of an apraxic dysgraphia except one, which one? a. ideomotor dysgraphia b. ideational dysgraphia c. phonological dysgraphia d. constructional dysgraphia

Answer 8

Answer: -ideational dysgraphia

Question 9

True to False? The best way to subtype writing disorders is to evaluate the types of errors the child makes when writing.

Answer 9

Answer: -True

Question 10

Lesions in the posterior perisylvanian region, including the supramarginal gyrus and insula are associated with which dysgraphia subtype? a. ideomotor dysgraphia b. phonological dysgraphia c. surface dysgraphia d. mixed dysgraphia

Answer 10

Answer: phonological dysgraphia