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Chapter 36
Speech and Language Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aphasia | the partial or complete loss of speech and language skills caused by a brain injury |
| three types of Aphasia | Receptive, Expressive, Expressive- Receptive (Global) |
| Receptive Aphasia | Difficulty understanding language |
| Expressive Aphasia | Difficulty speaking and writing |
| Expressive- Receptive (Global) Aphasia | Difficulty speaking and understanding written and spoken language |
| Dysarthria | Difficulty speaking clearly |
| Guidelines for communicating | Minimize distractions, adjust lighting, full attention, speak slowly, clearly, and normal, and be patient |
| People with receptive aphasia have problems with | understanding language |
| People with expressive- receptive aphasia have problems with | speaking and understanding language |
| Apraxia of speech is caused by | Brain injury |
| People with dysarthria | understand what is said |
| People with speech and language disorders | Often have problems relating to family and friends |
| when communicating with clients who have speech and language disorder, you should | provide cues about words they cannot recall |
| if you do not understand what a client has said, you should | use body language and symbols |