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1
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What are the 4 ways we can classify people with aphasia?

A
  • Unitary view
  • Syndrome view (classical school)
  • Cognitive/linguistic view
  • Social view
2
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The classical school is based on which model?

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Wernicke-lichtheim model

3
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According to the classical school, syndromes can be differentiated according to which 3 key areas?

A
  • severity of comprehension deficit
  • variety of features related to spontaneous expression
  • repetition ability compered to spontaneous expression
4
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What does syndrome of disproportionality refer to?

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The disproportionality of abilities preserved and impaired is what you will have to understand to determine which type of aphasia it is

5
Q

We need to look at strengths and weaknesses in what areas for the classical approach?

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  • auditory comprehension
  • speech fluency
  • word and sentence repetition
6
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Define anomia

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word-finding difficulty associated with circumlocutions

7
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What are paraphasias?

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unintentional substitution of an incorrect word/nonword for target word.

8
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What are the 2 major types of paraphasias?

A

lexical

sub-lexical

9
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What are the 4 types of lexical paraphasias?

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  • semantic
  • phonemic
  • mixed
  • unrelated
10
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Define a lexical semantic paraphasia

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error is semantically related to target word

e.g. wife/husband

11
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Define a lexical phonemic paraphasia

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error is related to the target in terms of the sound structure of both words.
e.g. pike/pipe

12
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Define a lexical mixed paraphasia

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error related to target in meaning and sound

e.g. rat/cat

13
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Define a lexical unrelated paraphasia

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error is not obviously related to target

e.g. fork/door

14
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What are the 2 types of sub lexical paraphasias?

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  • phonemic

- neologistic

15
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Define sub lexical phonemic paraphasias

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nonword related to target in sound

e.g. lat/cat

16
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Define sub lexical neologistic paraphasias

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non-word error with no relationship to target

e.g. planker/comb

17
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Define agrammatism

A

speech characterized by nouns and main verbs, OMISSION of “functor” words and grammatical morphemes

18
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Define paragrammatism

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errors made in use of grammatical elements (rather than omission)

19
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Define jargon

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refers to lengthy fluently articulated utterances, preserved syntax, but makes no sense.

20
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Define verbal stereotypes

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exclusive use of stereotypic utterance, as if only language form available.

21
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Define dysarthria

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motor speech disorder resulting in impaired muscular control related to weakness, slowness, incoordination of speech musculature.

22
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Define apraxia

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motor speech disorder resulting in inability to program positioning of articulators.

23
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Define agnosia

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inability to recognize stimulus even though sensory transmission is intact (e.g., visual, auditory, tactile).