COMD 705 Midterm Questions and Answers
According to the dual-stream model of speech processing, sounds heard are mapped to
meaning via the:
A. superior temporal gyrus.
B. outer ear.
C. ventral stream.
D. thalamus. ** Answ** C. Ventral Stream
Assessment should include tools and procedures that allow for:
A. establishing a diagnosis and a prognosis.
B. describing and understanding all components of language functioning.
C. gathering background information regarding the individual with aphasia.
D. seeking input from the client and the family about rehabilitation goals.
E. support initial communication interactions with the individual with aphasia.
F. All of these are correct. ** Answ** F. All of these are correct
For stroke affecting the cerebral cortex, aphasia subtypes can be broadly classified as:
A. Wernicke's aphasia and Broca's aphasia.
B. functional and structural.
C. anomic and transcortical.
D. fluent and nonfluent. ** Answ** D. fluent and nonfluent
Poor word comprehension is associated with which aphasia syndrome?
A. Anomic aphasia
B. Conduction aphasia
C. Wernicke's aphasia
D. Broca's aphasia ** Answ** C. Wernicke's aphasia
What is a well-known, computer-based program for transcription and analysis?
A. Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT)
B. International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
C. Holland's Communication Activities of Daily Living 3
D. Semantic Feature Analysis ** Answ** A. Systematic Analysis of Language
Transcripts (SALT)
Which of the following is not a symptom of agrammatism?
A. Overuse of syntactic structures
B. Reduced verb production
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, C. Omissions of grammatical morphology
D. Simplified syntactic structures ** Answ** A. Overuse of syntactic structures
According to the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Classification system, a patient who is
fluent, has good auditory comprehension skills and poor repetition skills demonstrates
this type of aphasia
Broca's
Wernicke's
Conduction
Global ** Answ** Conduction
This aphasia therapy approach moves away from the "medical model" of impairment-
based treatment and focuses on a whole-person approach to aphasia recovery:
PACE Conversational Treatment
Life Participation Approach to Aphasia
Reduced Syntax Treatment
Semantic Feature Analysis ** Answ** Life Participation Approach to Aphasia
Two methods through which you can elicit narrative speech are ______________ and
________________. ** Answ** picture description, telling a story
You are evaluating a patient with aphasia. She says "fork" for 8 of 10 different items you
present to her. This type of error is considered a_________
Semantic Error
Perseveration
Mixed Error
Phonological Error ** Answ** Preservation
In the Wernicke-Lichtheim model, please match the numbers/letters with the appropriate
centers and language deficits. ** Answ** 6- E. Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
B- D. Concept Center
M- C. Speech Motor Images
3- A. Conduction aphasia
A- B. Sensory/Wernicke`s Aphasia
4- F. Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Please match the following statements with the appropriate cerebrovascular systems or
letters in this image (A = blue area; B = yellow area; C= red area). ** Answ** Middle
Cerebral Artery: Vascular damage in this arterial system often leads to aphasia.
Posterior Cerebral Artery: Interruption of blood flow in this artery could cause
contralateral homonymous hemianopia
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According to the dual-stream model of speech processing, sounds heard are mapped to
meaning via the:
A. superior temporal gyrus.
B. outer ear.
C. ventral stream.
D. thalamus. ** Answ** C. Ventral Stream
Assessment should include tools and procedures that allow for:
A. establishing a diagnosis and a prognosis.
B. describing and understanding all components of language functioning.
C. gathering background information regarding the individual with aphasia.
D. seeking input from the client and the family about rehabilitation goals.
E. support initial communication interactions with the individual with aphasia.
F. All of these are correct. ** Answ** F. All of these are correct
For stroke affecting the cerebral cortex, aphasia subtypes can be broadly classified as:
A. Wernicke's aphasia and Broca's aphasia.
B. functional and structural.
C. anomic and transcortical.
D. fluent and nonfluent. ** Answ** D. fluent and nonfluent
Poor word comprehension is associated with which aphasia syndrome?
A. Anomic aphasia
B. Conduction aphasia
C. Wernicke's aphasia
D. Broca's aphasia ** Answ** C. Wernicke's aphasia
What is a well-known, computer-based program for transcription and analysis?
A. Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT)
B. International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
C. Holland's Communication Activities of Daily Living 3
D. Semantic Feature Analysis ** Answ** A. Systematic Analysis of Language
Transcripts (SALT)
Which of the following is not a symptom of agrammatism?
A. Overuse of syntactic structures
B. Reduced verb production
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, C. Omissions of grammatical morphology
D. Simplified syntactic structures ** Answ** A. Overuse of syntactic structures
According to the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Classification system, a patient who is
fluent, has good auditory comprehension skills and poor repetition skills demonstrates
this type of aphasia
Broca's
Wernicke's
Conduction
Global ** Answ** Conduction
This aphasia therapy approach moves away from the "medical model" of impairment-
based treatment and focuses on a whole-person approach to aphasia recovery:
PACE Conversational Treatment
Life Participation Approach to Aphasia
Reduced Syntax Treatment
Semantic Feature Analysis ** Answ** Life Participation Approach to Aphasia
Two methods through which you can elicit narrative speech are ______________ and
________________. ** Answ** picture description, telling a story
You are evaluating a patient with aphasia. She says "fork" for 8 of 10 different items you
present to her. This type of error is considered a_________
Semantic Error
Perseveration
Mixed Error
Phonological Error ** Answ** Preservation
In the Wernicke-Lichtheim model, please match the numbers/letters with the appropriate
centers and language deficits. ** Answ** 6- E. Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
B- D. Concept Center
M- C. Speech Motor Images
3- A. Conduction aphasia
A- B. Sensory/Wernicke`s Aphasia
4- F. Transcortical Motor Aphasia
Please match the following statements with the appropriate cerebrovascular systems or
letters in this image (A = blue area; B = yellow area; C= red area). ** Answ** Middle
Cerebral Artery: Vascular damage in this arterial system often leads to aphasia.
Posterior Cerebral Artery: Interruption of blood flow in this artery could cause
contralateral homonymous hemianopia
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