Aphasia

What is aphasia?

• A language disorder caused by damage to the brain

• A speech disorder that affects articulation

• A speech disorder that affects voice

• A language disorder diagnosed at birth

Aphasia is often caused by dementia.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an expressive deficit of aphasia?

• Difficulty comprehending conversation

• Difficulty following directions

• Difficulty with naming and word retrieval

Which of the following is primarily characteristic of Broca's Aphasia?

• Use of paraphasias

• Speech is slow and labored

• Poor auditory comprehension

• Lots of fluency

Individuals with Broca's aphasia may experience difficulty in their writing.

• True

• False

Which of the following are characteristic of Wernicke's Aphasia?

• Good comprehension

• Lots of disfluency

• Slow and labored speech

• Word retrieval errors