Case Study on Speech Samples and Aphasia Types

Left Neglect

Inability to perceive stimuli on the left side.

Hemispatial Neglect

Condition where one side of space is ignored.

Parietal Lobe

Brain region for spatial awareness and perception.

Visual Acuity

Sharpness of vision, unaffected in neglect.

Speech Sample A

Example illustrating left neglect characteristics.

Reading Difficulty

Struggle to read due to left side neglect.

Repetitive Speech

Mentioning same feature multiple times inaccurately.

Broca's Aphasia

Nonfluent aphasia with expressive language deficits.

Frontal Lobe

Brain area responsible for speech production.

Disfluency

Inconsistent speech flow due to motor planning issues.

Key Words

Focus on essential words, omitting linking words.

Speech Sample B

Example illustrating characteristics of Broca's aphasia.

Effortful Speech

Increased effort required to form sentences.

Wernicke's Aphasia

Fluent aphasia with comprehension deficits.

Temporal Lobe

Brain region involved in language comprehension.

Nonsensical Language

Fluent speech lacking meaningful context.

Speech Sample C

Example illustrating characteristics of Wernicke's aphasia.

Self-Correction

Ability to recognize and correct one's speech errors.

Mispronunciation

Incorrect pronunciation of words, common in aphasia.

Contextual Errors

Producing words that lack relevance to the situation.

Comprehension Intact

Understanding remains unaffected in Broca's aphasia.

Visual Information Processing

Transforming written text into mental representations.

Johns (2014)

Source providing insights on speech and language disorders.