SLP Comprehensive Exam Question Bank with Compete Answers.

SLP Comprehensive Exam Question Bank with
Compete Answers.
Circumlocution - Correct Answers definition: talking around the specific word, using
gestures or phrases
- Roundabout/indirect way of speaking
E.g. "I wear it right here- point to wrist" (watch)

Different types of par aphasias - Correct Answers 1. Literal (phonemic) par aphasia
2. Semantic (lexical) par aphasia
3. Mixed par aphasia
4. Unrelated (random) par aphasia
5. Neologism

Literal/phonemic par aphasia - Correct Answers 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. 'pizza' for 'pizza' or 'page' for 'bag'

Semantic/lexical paraphasia - Correct Answers substitution of whole word that is
semantically related
E.g. 'hammer' for 'nail' or 'door' for 'knob'

mixed paraphasia - Correct Answers words are both semantically AND phonetically
related

"rat" for "cat"
"cow" for "cat"

Unrelated/random paraphasia - Correct Answers words are not semantically related
E.g. 'car' for 'hamburger'

Neolgism - Correct Answers invented, non-word, non-sensical
Occur more frequently with low free words
E.g. "schnoogie"

This type of aphasia typically contains more paraphasias - Correct Answers 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." - Correct Answers STEPS= semantic
TOWN= literal
CUPCAKE= unrelated
ROUND= literal

Jargon - Correct Answers production of incomprehensible language containing frequent
phonological, semantic, or neologistic errors in speech
-appears to make sense to the individual

Logorrhea/press of speech - Correct Answers excessive verbal production/does not
appear to make sense

Non-fluent aphasia - Correct Answers anterior lesions, speech is halting, effortful,
contains pauses, agrammatism

Hallmarks of non-fluent aphasia - Correct Answers 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 - Correct Answers Texting Grossly Mimics Brocas
1. Transcortical motor
2. Global
3. Mixed transcortical motor
4. Broca's

BROCAS aphasia - Correct Answers non-fluent aphasia

WERNICKES aphasia - Correct Answers Fluent aphasia

Fluent aphasia - Correct Answers posterior lesions, speech is produced with less
effort/smooth, typically more paraphasias, paragrammatism

Hallmarks of fluent aphasia - Correct Answers 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 - Correct Answers We Talk Almost Constantly
1. Wernickes
2. Transcortical sensory
3. Anomic
4. Conduction

Which type of aphasia:
slow rate of speech (<50 WMP) - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
Expressive aphasia - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT
understand language better than can produce

Which type of aphasia:
Receptive aphasia - Correct Answers FLUENT
poor comprehension

Which type of aphasia:
generate few words - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
struggling, halting, effortful speech - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
content words/nouns - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
omission of function/functor words (prep, articles) - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
agrammatism - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
abnormal prosody - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
limited phrase length, single word - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
anterior lesions - Correct Answers NON-FLUENT

, Which type of aphasia:
posterior lesions - Correct Answers FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
paragrammatism - Correct Answers FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
speak readily, few hesitations or struggles - Correct Answers FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
words may be neologism, paraphasias, jargon - Correct Answers FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
increased WMP - Correct Answers FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
increased prosody/ intonation - Correct Answers FLUENT

Which type of aphasia:
temporal lobe/ posterior lesions - Correct Answers FLUENT

PPA - Correct Answers primary progressive aphasia
caused by: degeneration in parts of brain responsible for speech/language
begins gradually- initially difficulty thinking of common words

PPA is diagnosed when what 3 features are present - Correct Answers 1. gradual
impairment of language
2. confirmed neurodegenerative etiology
3. disproportionate salience of aphasia

Hallmarks of PPA - Correct Answers slowed/halting speech
word finding hesitations
sentences with abnormal word order in speech/writing
substitution of words
using words that are mispronounced/incomprehensible
talking around words
difficulty understanding/following conversations
sudden lapse in understanding simple words
forgetting names of familiar objects
difficulty writing
problems reading
new impairment in spelling

4 varients of PPA - Correct Answers 1. Agrammatism/ PPA-G
2. Semantic/ PPA-S
3. Logopenic/ PPA-L