Language: Naming and Repetition Flashcards
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On the MMSE, what instruction does the examiner give before showing the objects for the naming task?
Answer: 'What is this called?' while pointing to each object
The examiner points to each object and asks 'What is this called?' or 'What do you call this?' to elicit the object's name.
Which type of aphasia is most likely in a patient who correctly names objects on the MMSE but cannot repeat 'No ifs, ands, or buts'?
Answer: Conduction aphasia
Conduction aphasia is characterized by relatively preserved naming and comprehension but markedly impaired repetition.
A patient with severe Wernicke's aphasia attempts the MMSE repetition item. What is the most likely outcome?
Answer: They produce a paraphasic or jargon response rather than the correct phrase
Wernicke's aphasia impairs comprehension and repetition, causing paraphasic errors or fluent but incorrect jargon output.
Why are the two objects shown in the MMSE naming task considered 'high-frequency' items?
Answer: They are objects nearly all adults encounter regularly and should easily name
A pencil and watch are everyday, culturally familiar objects that cognitively intact adults reliably recognize and name without difficulty.
How does the MMSE repetition task differ from the three-word registration task earlier in the exam?
Answer: Repetition uses a phrase and scores fluency; registration uses single words and tests encoding
Repetition assesses phonological and expressive language using a full phrase, while registration assesses verbal memory encoding using three individual words.
An examiner shows a patient a pencil and the patient says 'pen.' How should this response be scored?
Answer: 0 — 'pen' is not the correct object name for a pencil
The MMSE requires the specific correct name; a pencil must be called 'pencil,' and 'pen' does not receive credit.
What effect does severe hearing loss have on MMSE repetition task validity?
Answer: It invalidates the task because the patient cannot hear the phrase to repeat
Severe hearing loss prevents accurate perception of the spoken phrase, making the repetition item invalid as a language measure in that patient.