SLP Comprehensive Exam Questions & Answers
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circumlocution - Answer definition: talking around the specific word, using gestures or phrases
- round about/indirect way of speaking
E.g. "I wear it right here- point to wrist" (watch)
Different types of paraphasias - Answer 1. Literal (phonemic) paraphasia
2. Semantic (lexical) paraphasia
3. Mixed paraphasia
4. Unrelated (random) paraphasia
5. Neologism
literal/phonemic paraphasia - Answer substituting 1 letter/sound or an addition of a sound
-primarily occurs in content words
-errors in maintaining their structural position in words
E.g. 'bizza' for 'pizza' or 'pag' for 'bag'
Semantic/lexical paraphasia - Answer substitution of whole word that is semantically related
E.g. 'hammer' for 'nail' or 'door' for 'knob'
mixed paraphasia - Answer words are both semantically AND phonetically related
"rat" for "cat"
"cow" for "cat"
Unrelated/random paraphasia - Answer words are not semantically related
E.g. 'car' for 'hamburger'
,neolgism - Answer invented, non-word, non-sensical
occur more frequently with low freq words
E.g. "schnoogie"
This type of aphasia typically contains more paraphasias - Answer FLUENT aphasia
1. The following are lyrics from Beyonce's song, "Halo."
"Remember those WALLS I built,
Well, baby, they're tumbling DOWN.
And they didn't even put up a FIGHT,
They didn't even make a SOUND."
Please identify the type of paraphasic errors in this altered version of the lyrics:
"Remember those STEPS I built,
Well, baby, they're tumbling TOWN
And they didn't even put up a CUPCAKE,
They didn't even make a ROUND." - Answer STEPS= semantic
TOWN= literal
CUPCAKE= unrelated
ROUND= literal
Jargon - Answer production of incomprehensible language containing frequent phonological, semantic,
or neologistic errors in speech
-appears to make sense to the individual
Logorrhea/press of speech - Answer excessive verbal production/does not appear to make sense
Non-fluent aphasia - Answer anterior lesions, speech is halting, effortful, contains pauses, agrammatism
,Hallmarks of non-fluent aphasia - Answer slow rate of speech (<50 WPM)
generate few words
struggling, halting, effortful
agrammatism
abnormal prosody
content words/nouns
omission of function/functor words (e.g. articles/prep)
limited phrase length, single word
-"Expressive" aphasia- understand language better than can produce
4 types of non-fluent aphasia - Answer Texting Grossly Mimics Brocas
1. Transcortical motor
2. Global
3. Mixed transcortical motor
4. Broca's
BROCAS aphasia - Answer non-fluent aphasia
WERNICKES aphasia - Answer Fluent aphasia
Fluent aphasia - Answer posterior lesions, speech is produced with less effort/smooth, typically more
paraphasias, paragrammatism
Hallmarks of fluent aphasia - Answer speak readily, few hesitations or struggles
words may be neologisms, paraphasias, jargon
'receptive aphasia'= poor comprehension
temporal lobe/posterior lesions
increased WPM
+ prosody, intonation
, 4 types of fluent aphasia - Answer We Talk Almost Constantly
1. Wernickes
2. Transcortical sensory
3. Anomic
4. Conduction
Which type of aphasia:
slow rate of speech (<50 WMP) - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
Expressive aphasia - Answer NON-FLUENT
understand language better than can produce
Which type of aphasia:
Receptive aphasia - Answer FLUENT
poor comprehension
Which type of aphasia:
generate few words - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
struggling, halting, effortful speech - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
content words/nouns - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
omission of function/functor words (prep, articles) - Answer NON-FLUENT
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circumlocution - Answer definition: talking around the specific word, using gestures or phrases
- round about/indirect way of speaking
E.g. "I wear it right here- point to wrist" (watch)
Different types of paraphasias - Answer 1. Literal (phonemic) paraphasia
2. Semantic (lexical) paraphasia
3. Mixed paraphasia
4. Unrelated (random) paraphasia
5. Neologism
literal/phonemic paraphasia - Answer substituting 1 letter/sound or an addition of a sound
-primarily occurs in content words
-errors in maintaining their structural position in words
E.g. 'bizza' for 'pizza' or 'pag' for 'bag'
Semantic/lexical paraphasia - Answer substitution of whole word that is semantically related
E.g. 'hammer' for 'nail' or 'door' for 'knob'
mixed paraphasia - Answer words are both semantically AND phonetically related
"rat" for "cat"
"cow" for "cat"
Unrelated/random paraphasia - Answer words are not semantically related
E.g. 'car' for 'hamburger'
,neolgism - Answer invented, non-word, non-sensical
occur more frequently with low freq words
E.g. "schnoogie"
This type of aphasia typically contains more paraphasias - Answer FLUENT aphasia
1. The following are lyrics from Beyonce's song, "Halo."
"Remember those WALLS I built,
Well, baby, they're tumbling DOWN.
And they didn't even put up a FIGHT,
They didn't even make a SOUND."
Please identify the type of paraphasic errors in this altered version of the lyrics:
"Remember those STEPS I built,
Well, baby, they're tumbling TOWN
And they didn't even put up a CUPCAKE,
They didn't even make a ROUND." - Answer STEPS= semantic
TOWN= literal
CUPCAKE= unrelated
ROUND= literal
Jargon - Answer production of incomprehensible language containing frequent phonological, semantic,
or neologistic errors in speech
-appears to make sense to the individual
Logorrhea/press of speech - Answer excessive verbal production/does not appear to make sense
Non-fluent aphasia - Answer anterior lesions, speech is halting, effortful, contains pauses, agrammatism
,Hallmarks of non-fluent aphasia - Answer slow rate of speech (<50 WPM)
generate few words
struggling, halting, effortful
agrammatism
abnormal prosody
content words/nouns
omission of function/functor words (e.g. articles/prep)
limited phrase length, single word
-"Expressive" aphasia- understand language better than can produce
4 types of non-fluent aphasia - Answer Texting Grossly Mimics Brocas
1. Transcortical motor
2. Global
3. Mixed transcortical motor
4. Broca's
BROCAS aphasia - Answer non-fluent aphasia
WERNICKES aphasia - Answer Fluent aphasia
Fluent aphasia - Answer posterior lesions, speech is produced with less effort/smooth, typically more
paraphasias, paragrammatism
Hallmarks of fluent aphasia - Answer speak readily, few hesitations or struggles
words may be neologisms, paraphasias, jargon
'receptive aphasia'= poor comprehension
temporal lobe/posterior lesions
increased WPM
+ prosody, intonation
, 4 types of fluent aphasia - Answer We Talk Almost Constantly
1. Wernickes
2. Transcortical sensory
3. Anomic
4. Conduction
Which type of aphasia:
slow rate of speech (<50 WMP) - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
Expressive aphasia - Answer NON-FLUENT
understand language better than can produce
Which type of aphasia:
Receptive aphasia - Answer FLUENT
poor comprehension
Which type of aphasia:
generate few words - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
struggling, halting, effortful speech - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
content words/nouns - Answer NON-FLUENT
Which type of aphasia:
omission of function/functor words (prep, articles) - Answer NON-FLUENT
