CCC Adult Language and Cognitive Disorders

Question 1

Broca's aphasia is characterized by which pattern of language deficits?

Accepted Answer

Non-fluent speech with relatively preserved comprehension

Answer

Broca's aphasia is marked by effortful, non-fluent speech with relatively preserved auditory comprehension.

Question 2

Which aphasia type features fluent speech, impaired comprehension, and impaired repetition with paraphasias?

Accepted Answer

Wernicke's aphasia

Answer

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by fluent, paraphasic speech with poor comprehension and poor repetition.

Question 3

Which aphasia syndrome is characterized by relatively preserved repetition with non-fluent output and poor comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Mixed transcortical aphasia

Answer

Mixed transcortical aphasia features poor fluency, poor comprehension, but preserved repetition, often due to watershed lesions.

Question 4

Anomia refers to difficulty with which language task?

Accepted Answer

Word retrieval or naming

Answer

Anomia is the inability or reduced ability to retrieve words, commonly manifested as difficulty naming objects or pictures.

Question 5

Which assessment tool is widely used to classify aphasia type based on fluency, comprehension, and repetition?

Accepted Answer

Western Aphasia Battery (WAB)

Answer

The Western Aphasia Battery assesses fluency, comprehension, repetition, and naming to classify aphasia type and severity.

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