SLP5220: Midterm Review

Which of the following symptoms means word or sound substitutions?

Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA) are the primary cause of aphasia in adults.

Translated assessments are useful, valid/reliable tools and should be used in any bilingual assessment

What is the most common thrombolytic drug administered following an occlusive stroke?

Which of the following are most relevant to consider when deciding on the best assessment to use for your client?

When a patient with aphasia sees an object in front of them, like an apple, they cannot name it because...

____ is a type of aphasia that presents with characteristics similar to Wernicke's aphasia, but repetition is preserved.

What type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a translational injury?

Saying "tat" instead of "cat"

_________ is a factor that affects a person's prognosis for recovery from a stroke or brain injury.

Neologisms are not real words although they usually follow the rules of language (ex. ertig said for octopus)

Word recall, word finding, and naming are common terms for lexical retrieval.

A person can "see" the visual world in front of them but they are unable to attend to that part of the visual space.

There is only one framework that is widely accepted by clinicians and researchers.

A screener is

Which two aphasias are fluent?

Screeners can be used in place of formal assessment to diagnose patients that cannot tolerate a comprehensive assessment

Degree to which the assessment measures what is supposed to measure refers to ____.

Which primary lifestyle-related condition does NOT lead to atherosclerosis

When determining intensity for a plan of care, a clinician must consider _____

A person with this type of aphasia typically has minimal speech output, impaired comprehension, and does not repeat

In non-fluent aphasia, patients have relatively good comprehension but difficulties producing spoken language.

Saying "cat" instead of "dog"

Which element must be included in the definition of aphasia?

A person with this type of aphasia has good fluency, good comprehension, and good repetition but has difficulty naming.

What do individuals with aphasia want us to include in our aphasia definition?

What is the best way to define aphasia? Select all that apply.

Which two aphasia types are non-fluent?

Which of the following symptoms means word finding difficulty? Typically seen in Anomic aphasia.

What are the main factors when determining a patient's prognosis?

What causes a transient ischemic attack (TIA)?

Which of the following is preserved in individuals with aphasia?

A hemorrhage is a bulging out at a weakened spot along an arterial wall

A protective feature that allows collateral circulation of blood in case one channel of blood flow becomes blocked

Agrammatism is most likely to occur in Wernicke's aphasia and paragrammatism is more likely to occur in Broca's aphasia

A person with this type of aphasia is non-fluent, has good auditory comprehension, and is able to repeat

A person with this type of aphasia has good fluency, good comprehension, but poor repetition

An assessment

What is hypoperfusion?

Continuous talking without pauses or punctuation; typically seen in Wernicke's aphasia

Assessments of monolingual & bilingual are similar. Which of the following are additional considerations for bilingual?

Neuroplasticity is the ability of the nervous system to change and adapt to internal and external influences

Speech characterized by omission of function words; typically occurs in Broca's aphasia.

We must always assess ALL bilingual languages either formally or informally.

In fluent aphasia, patients have relatively good comprehension as opposed to production.

A person with this type of aphasia has poor fluency and comprehension but good repetition

Which of the following symptoms means describing instead of naming?

A person with this type of aphasia has good language output, poor comprehension, and poor repetition

Motor speech disorders fall under the umbrella of acquired neurogenic cognitive-linguistic disorder.

What is the typical associated site of lesion for Wernicke's area?

What tool can be used as an assessment for aphasia?

A person with this aphasia is aware of their speech/language problems, has preserved auditory comp, but does not repeat

Consistency of the assessment measure in achieving the same conclusions refers to

What is the typical associated site of lesion for Broca's area?

_______ is a type of aphasia that presents with characteristics similar to Broca's aphasia, but repetition is preserved.

Why is parallel recovery the most common in bilingual aphasia?

A person with this type of aphasia has good fluency, poor comprehension and good repetition