Quiz 4

@+ is correct

1. Which of the following statements regarding individuals with Wernicke's aphasia is false?

@+They are good at understanding what other people say to them.

@-They typically have problems repeating what other people say when asked.

@-They sometimes add made-up words into their speech.

@-They have particular difficulty naming things as opposed to naming actions.

2. Which of the following statements regarding individuals with Broca's aphasia is true?

@-Their speech is fluent- it has normal rhythm and prosody.

@-They have particular difficulty naming things as opposed to naming actions.

@+Their understanding of words is better than their production of words.

@-The site of their brain damage is in the parietal lobe of the left hemisphere.

3. The entire language processor is located in which of the following lobes of the brain?

@-frontal and temporal

@-temporal and parietal

@-frontal and parietal

@+frontal, temporal and parietal

4. Which of the following would be least likely to cause aphasia?

@-stroke

@+head injury caused by a motorcycle accident

@-stab wound to the perisylvian area of the left hemisphere

@-synaptic degeneration of cells in the language processor

5. Which of the following phrases spoken by an aphasic contains a neologism?

@-"First this is falling down, just about, and is gonna fall down..."

@-"it all depends with this when they fall down"

@-"its not good for you but you love, um mum mum"

@+"I have to run around, look it over, trebbin and all that sort of stuff"

 

EXTRA CREDIT

Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasia patients present different symptoms in samples of their speech. Items 1 to 5 present segments of speech samples spoken by 5 different aphasic patients who have either Broca’s or Wernicke’s symptoms. Try to match the appropriate diagnosis to each speech sample.

 

1. "Cabbie … cab driver … yes … for about 7 years …"

Broca’s Aphasia

2. "On Sunday I get up and I feel find"

Wernicke’s Aphasia

3. "The women, um, is with a shopping cart, and is taking vegetables"

Wernicke’s Aphasia

4. "my foot, pain, in for operation"

Broca’s Aphasia

5. "he went over to it and saw the it was never there"

Wernicke’s Aphasia