SLP Neurogenic Communication Disorders 2

Question 1

The Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale is most commonly used to assess individuals with:

Accepted Answer

Traumatic brain injury

Answer

The Rancho Los Amigos Scale tracks cognitive recovery progression in individuals with traumatic brain injury, from coma through levels of increasing cognitive awareness and function.

Question 2

A patient with right hemisphere damage is MOST likely to demonstrate which communication deficit?

Accepted Answer

Impaired discourse organization and pragmatic deficits

Answer

Right hemisphere damage typically results in impaired discourse organization, difficulty understanding implied meanings, and pragmatic deficits rather than basic phonological or lexical language impairments.

Question 3

Which characteristic is MOST associated with cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury?

Accepted Answer

Attention, memory, and executive function deficits affecting communication

Answer

TBI-related cognitive-communication disorders primarily involve attention, memory, and executive function deficits that disrupt the individual's ability to communicate effectively in functional contexts.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes anosognosia as observed in a patient with right hemisphere damage?

Accepted Answer

Lack of awareness of one's own deficits

Answer

Anosognosia refers to a lack of awareness or denial of one's own neurological deficits, which is common after right hemisphere damage and can significantly impede treatment engagement.

Question 5

What term describes difficulty interpreting non-literal language such as idioms, metaphors, and sarcasm, which is commonly seen in right hemisphere disorders?

Accepted Answer

Inference failure

Answer

Inference failure in right hemisphere damage refers to difficulty drawing conclusions beyond the literal meaning of language, including understanding idioms, implied requests, and indirect speech acts.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP Neurogenic Communication Disorders 2