Aphasia Diagnosis and Intervention

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What is the primary cause of aphasia?

Stroke (correct)

Tumors

Degenerative diseases

Infectious diseases

Which type of aphasia arises from damage to the language-dominant left hemisphere?

Fluent aphasia (correct)

Wernicke's aphasia

Broca's aphasia

Primary progressive aphasia

What is the term for language deficits displayed in any or all modalities of language?

Dysarthria

Apraxia of speech

Aphasia (correct)

Language disorder

What is the term for neurological damage resulting from external forces impacting upon the brain?

Traumatic Brain Injury Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is damaged in Wernicke's aphasia?

Left cerebral hemisphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a broad term that describes a group of symptoms caused by damage to the brain?

Dementia Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a cause of aphasia?

Muscular dystrophy Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of looking at written language and getting meaning from it?

Reading Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for neurological damage to the right cerebral hemisphere?

Right Hemisphere Damage Signup and view all the answers

Which phoneme is classified according to the vibration of vocal folds during production?

/ð/ Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the alveolar ridge in articulation?

Touching the tongue tip for sound production Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the smallest units of sound in a language that distinguish meaning?

Phonemes Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a labiodental sound?

/v/ Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of transcribing phonemic combinations between brackets?

To identify the individual phonemes in a word Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of vowels?

Produced with a relatively open or unobstructed vocal tract Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the classification of sounds based on the place of articulation?

Place of articulation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sounds is classified as an interdental sound?

/th/ Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of identifying phonemes in a language?

To understand the sound organization of a language Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a bilabial sound?

/b/ Signup and view all the answers