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Arii_bell

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The nurse discovers speech problems in a patient during an assessment. The patient has spontaneous speech, but it is mostly absent or is reduced to a few stereotypical words or sounds. This finding reflects which type of aphasia?
 
  a. Global
  b. Broca's
  c. Dysphonic
  d. Wernicke's

Question 2

A patient repeats, I feel hot. Hot, cot, rot, tot, got. I'm a spot. The nurse documents this as an illustration of:
 
  a. Blocking
  b. Clanging
  c. Echolalia
  d. Neologism



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Global aphasia is the most common and severe form of aphasia. Spontaneous speech is absent or reduced to a few stereotyped words or sounds, and prognosis for language recovery is poor. Dysphonic aphasia is not a valid condition.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Clanging is word choice based on sound, not meaning, and includes nonsense rhymes and puns.





 

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