SLP Comprehensive Exam Questions & Answers Verified by Expert

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