I. Introduction Psycholinguistics is the study of the relationships between linguistic behavior

Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects many adults and families. Aphasia occurs as a result of damage to the language-specific areas of the brain (ASHA, 2014). Individuals with aphasia may experience difficulties with oral language, receptive language, memory, attention writing, and reading. There are a myriad of approaches designed for the treatment of aphasia. Two treatment approaches, Promoting Aphasics Communicative Effectiveness (P.A.C.E.) and Constraint Induced Language Therapy (C.I.L.T.), and their efficacy in regard to available evidence will be discussed below.

SPLP 634 - Aphasia. Aphasia is a major course in the curriculum with emphasis on acquired communication disorders, including the etiologies, characteristics, anatomical/physiological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural correlates. Aphasia is a graduate-level seminar-based course directed toward the study of acquired neurogenic language and cognitive disorders due to lesions of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Four major neurogenic disorders are addressed including: the aphasias, right hemisphere syndrome, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and dementia. An introduction to the language found in neurogenic psychopathology are also discussed. Etiological factors that affect varied cultural groups (e.g.,

The dysfunction I choose to write about is Aphasia. I choose Aphasia because I have always been very interested in the brain and how important its function is to quality of life. Aphasia is a communication and comprehension disorder that is a result of damage to the area of the brain responsible for language. This area is usually located on the left side of the brain. Aphasia was discover by a French neuroanatomist name Paul Broca’s.

The neuroanatomical approach to aphasia relies on the localization of lesions on the brain in addition to clinical observation in order to classify patients according to syndromes. For example, according to the neuroanatomical approach, Broca’s aphasia, which us usually associated with a lesions on the posterior inferior frontal gyrus of the brain, has cardinal features that distinguish is from other fluent and non-fluent aphasias (e.g. poor repetition, poor repetition and poor naming with good auditory comprehension).

Aphasia is according to Asha.org (2015), “a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language (typically in the left side of the brain)”. Generally, this damage is caused by a stroke. When one suffers from Aphasia, they usually have a hard time communicating and understanding certain words (“Types of Aphasia,” 2015). In the video Inside Aphasia (2008), they described that individuals who suffer from Aphasia have a hard time understanding speech, reading as well as writing.

Aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most people, these are parts of the left side (hemisphere) of the brain. Aphasia usually occurs suddenly, often as the result of a stroke or head injury, but it may also develop slowly, as in the case of a brain tumor. The disorder impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing. “Aphasia may co-occur with speech disorders such as dysarthria or apraxia of speech, which also result from brain damage”. (Sarno 23)

Aphasia is a language disorder that can be the result of a brain injury. An individual that is suffering from aphasia may experience difficulty speaking, writing, reading, or comprehending. There are three different types of Aphasia that differ in various ways. First, Wernicke’s Aphasia is the inability to grasp the meaning of words and sentences that have been produced by another individual. This type of aphasia is also known as “fluent aphasia” or “receptive aphasia”. Wernicke patients’ speech may come across like a jumble of words or jargon, but it is very well articulated and they have no issue producing their own connected speech. If the patient is consecutively making errors, it is common for them to be unaware of their difficulties, and not realize that their sentences don’t make sense. The severity of the disorder varies depending on the patient, and the disorder results form damage in the left posterior temporal region of the brain, which is also known as Wernicke’s area.

It was thought provoking experience while caring patients with impaired communication which arose many questions to be researched. In general, it is interesting and challenging for nurses to assess, diagnose and care neurologically ill patients due to their different type of issues for example functional, sensory, motor problems one at time or combined together. It was challenging to work with stroke patients who became aphasic after stroke. ‘Aphasia is the loss of the ability to understand or formulate language which is caused by brain

Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage to portions of the brain, usually affecting the left hemisphere which is responsible for language production and processing. Damage to the right and left hemispheres of the brain affect production and comprehension for speaking, reading, writing, and auditory comprehension. According to the National Aphasia Association [NAA],.n.d), “it may affect mainly a single aspect of language use, such as the ability to retrieve the names of objects, or the ability to put words together into sentences, or the ability to read. More commonly, however, multiple aspects of communication are impaired, while some channels remain accessible for a limited exchange of information.” Aphasia is more commonly prevalent

Aphasia is a disorder that causes damage to several parts of the brain that are responsible for language, it gets in the way of a person’s capability to comprehend words. The area of the brain that is responsible of language is the left side of the brain. Aphasia usually occurs when someone gets a stroke or a serious head injury, but it may also develop slowly by the cause of a brain tumor, dementia or an infection, Aphasia impairs the expression and understanding of language and it also affects reading and writing. It may occur with speech disorders as well such as dysarthria or apraxia of speech, which is also caused from brain damage. The causes of aphasia are damages to one or more areas of language in the brain, or sometimes brain injury

The main characteristic of expressive aphasia is the partial loss of the capability to produce language (written or spoken), even though intellectual capacity is not affected and remains intact. An individual with this disorder exhibits nonfluent, effortful speech,

Often times people are affected by brain damage, which include symptoms of shortened attention span, inability to sense time and paralysis. One of these symptoms can also be aphasia, which is the inability to interact using spoken, written, or sign language. The majority of people affected with this neurological disorder experience difficulty in basic tasks, such as reading and writing. 10 Although thousands are affected in various ways, there are currently several channels of treatment administered by medical professionals. Through the use of improving technology, medical professionals are better understanding the disorder, allowing them to develop better treatment practices.

Aphasia is a neurological disorder that has a major impact on communication; it can affect any persons at any age. Aphasia is often caused by many diseases including tumors, progressive neurological disorders, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. Cerebrovascular accidents “stroke” contributes to most cases of Aphasia. It is estimated that there is over 80,000 new cases every year due to a stroke in the United States (National Stroke Association, 2016). Cerebrovascular accidents occur when blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced. Once this occurs oxygen to the brain is reduced causing focal lesions. Depending on the location, these lesions will have an affect on certain language centers in the brain, including the Broca’s and Wernicke’s

Estabrooks, N., & Albert, M. (2014). Manual of aphasia and aphasia therapy (3rd ed.). Austin, Texas: PRO-ED.

When clinicians are planning their therapy sessions for their clients with aphasia there is a model for aphasia therapy that is used. Through the use of the model it informs clinicians on how to use efficient intervention with aphasia clients. This knowledge will help with making the clients intervention more effective. The clinician should always think about the client as a whole not just about their impairment. When planning therapy and procedures for a client with aphasia the clinician should have an understanding of the clients’ background, family, interest and environment. This will help with making the therapy planning and procedures more individualized to that client. Furthermore, the clinicians comprehension of the model will make the