Aphasia & Acquired Disorders Comp Prep

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In which of the following areas would a person who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) most likely maintain a pre-injury level of functioning? Reasoning skills, Syntax and semantics, Organizational skills, Social adaptability

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Syntax and semantics

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Laborious, halting, telegraphic utterances are typical of clients with which type of aphasia?

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Transcortical motor

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A client exhibits right hemiplegia in addition to characteristics of aphasia. The speech-language pathologist may infer that the site of lesion is in the:

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Left hemisphere

Front

An environment-based treatment for aphasia that emphasizes training of the client’s conversation partner is:

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Supported conversation for adults

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A 72-year-old right-handed female is evaluated following a left-hemisphere stroke. Findings reveal a moderate Broca’s aphasia. What is the primary goal of intervention for the client?

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To improve the client’s ability to express production of syntactically appropriate sentences

Front

An individual with which type of aphasia will be an appropriate candidate for Melodic Intonation Therapy? Options: Broca’s aphasia, Wernicke’s aphasia, Conduction aphasia, Anomic aphasia

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Broca’s aphasia

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A clinician who administered the ASHA-FACS to a client with aphasia is examining:

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Functional communication

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Upon request to protrude the tongue, which neurological soft sign observed in a 78-year-old adult would indicate a lesion to upper motor neurons in the left hemisphere? Options: Tongue deviation to the right side, Tongue deviation to the left side, Inability to protrude the tongue, Lack of tongue strength

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Tongue deviation to the right side

Front

Homonymous hemianopia is symptomatic of a lesion to the: Frontal lobe, Parietal lobe, Occipital lobe, Temporal lobe

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Occipital lobe

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During sound production in the larynx, changing vocal pitch (fundamental frequency) is accomplished by the action of which of the following laryngeal muscles? Posterior cricoarytenoid, Lateral cricoarytenoid, Sternocleidomastoid, Cricothyroid

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Cricothyroid