APHASIA ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | APHASIA DIAGNOSIS & EVALUATION STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027

APHASIA ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | APHASIA DIAGNOSIS & EVALUATION
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027



Goals of assessment - ANS ✔✔Diagnose a communication impairment

Differentially diagnose an impairment

Identify deficits and strengths

Determine severity level and prognosis

Plan treatment and monitor for improvements

Assess family support system



Case history should include - ANS ✔✔Chief complaint

Medical history

Social history

Treatment history



Modifications of a case history - ANS ✔✔Chunking, slow rate of speech, family member present
to assist in answering questions, provide an aphasia friendly take home form that a family
member can help them fill out



General health considerations before you do an assessment - ANS ✔✔- Alertness

- Fatigue

- Pain

- Emotional state

- Sensory loss and associated deficits

- Hemiparesis

- Medications

- Seizures

, - Hearing status



Settings you might do an assessment in: - ANS ✔✔ICU

Acute care - bedside

Acute rehab center

Outpatient rehab center

Long-term care facility

Homecare



Standard assessments compare scores across __________________ - ANS ✔✔Large groups of
people



Informal assessments allow for __________________ - ANS ✔✔Individualization



Considerations for stimuli during of assessment tasks: - ANS ✔✔Frequency (in general)

Familiarity (personal)

Length

Phonemic complexity

Emotional relevance

Syntactic complexity



Assessment tasks for spoken expression - ANS ✔✔Automatic speech

Repetition

Naming

Discourse

Spontaneous speech