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SLHS 115 Exam 3 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
How many adults identified with a language disorder at age 5 still
have difficulty? Answer: 70%
What do adults continuously refine? Answer: Use, Content, Form
Use Answer: Code-switching! Narratives will continue to improve
Content Answer: Some words will fade while others are added.
Deficits in accuracy and speed of word retrieval/naming
Form Answer: Continues to acquire some aspects of syntax. Written
language becomes more complex than spoken. Complex sentence
construction declines with advanced age
Central Nervous Sytem (CNS) Answer: Your brain and spinal cord
communicate with the rest of the body through nerves. (Most affected
with FAS)
Four lobes of the brain: Answer: frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
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Aphasia Answer: language impairment which occurs as a result of an
accident or stroke
Aphasia Affects: Answer: Over 1 million Americans. Half a million
Americans annually. About 100,000 become aphasic/year.
Aphasia Difficulties: Answer: Listening, speaking, reading, writing,
language-related functions (arithmetic, gesturing, telling time)
Aphasia Severity: Answer: Depends on the cause, location/extent/age
of brain injury/ general health of patient
Neural infections, degenerative neural disorders, dementia, and
tumors Answer: These will have "symptoms" of aphasia, but not
technically be aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia Answer: Degenerative disorder of
language, with preservation of other cognitive functions. Progresses
over time to the inability to speak, but comprehension is preserved
(usually starts @ 50)
Ischemic Stroke Answer: Complete or partial blockage of arteries. Best
improvement is seen in the first few weeks and slows down after 3
months
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Transient Ischemic Attack Answer: Also known as a mini stroke or
TIA. Symptoms mimic a stroke and can be a warning sign of increased
likelihood a stroke in the future.
Hemorrhagic Stroke Answer: Weakened artery walls burst.
Aneurysm Answer: Saclike bulging in weekend artery wall
Arteriovenous Malformation Answer: rare, poorly formed arteries and
veins with weak walls
Hemorrhagic Stroke Improvement Answer: The best at the end of the
first month and into the second month
Aphasia Characteristics (Expressive Language) Answer: Reduced
Vocab, omission/addition of words, stereotypic speech, delayed or
reduced output of speech, hyperfluent speech, word substitutions, and
word finding problems
Aphasia Characteristics (Receptive Language) Answer: An impaired
interpretation of linguistic information
Hemiparesis Answer: Left or right side of the body is weak
Hemiplegia Answer: Left or right side of the body is paralyzed
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SLHS 115 Exam 3 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
How many adults identified with a language disorder at age 5 still
have difficulty? Answer: 70%
What do adults continuously refine? Answer: Use, Content, Form
Use Answer: Code-switching! Narratives will continue to improve
Content Answer: Some words will fade while others are added.
Deficits in accuracy and speed of word retrieval/naming
Form Answer: Continues to acquire some aspects of syntax. Written
language becomes more complex than spoken. Complex sentence
construction declines with advanced age
Central Nervous Sytem (CNS) Answer: Your brain and spinal cord
communicate with the rest of the body through nerves. (Most affected
with FAS)
Four lobes of the brain: Answer: frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
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Aphasia Answer: language impairment which occurs as a result of an
accident or stroke
Aphasia Affects: Answer: Over 1 million Americans. Half a million
Americans annually. About 100,000 become aphasic/year.
Aphasia Difficulties: Answer: Listening, speaking, reading, writing,
language-related functions (arithmetic, gesturing, telling time)
Aphasia Severity: Answer: Depends on the cause, location/extent/age
of brain injury/ general health of patient
Neural infections, degenerative neural disorders, dementia, and
tumors Answer: These will have "symptoms" of aphasia, but not
technically be aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia Answer: Degenerative disorder of
language, with preservation of other cognitive functions. Progresses
over time to the inability to speak, but comprehension is preserved
(usually starts @ 50)
Ischemic Stroke Answer: Complete or partial blockage of arteries. Best
improvement is seen in the first few weeks and slows down after 3
months
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Transient Ischemic Attack Answer: Also known as a mini stroke or
TIA. Symptoms mimic a stroke and can be a warning sign of increased
likelihood a stroke in the future.
Hemorrhagic Stroke Answer: Weakened artery walls burst.
Aneurysm Answer: Saclike bulging in weekend artery wall
Arteriovenous Malformation Answer: rare, poorly formed arteries and
veins with weak walls
Hemorrhagic Stroke Improvement Answer: The best at the end of the
first month and into the second month
Aphasia Characteristics (Expressive Language) Answer: Reduced
Vocab, omission/addition of words, stereotypic speech, delayed or
reduced output of speech, hyperfluent speech, word substitutions, and
word finding problems
Aphasia Characteristics (Receptive Language) Answer: An impaired
interpretation of linguistic information
Hemiparesis Answer: Left or right side of the body is weak
Hemiplegia Answer: Left or right side of the body is paralyzed
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