A Current Controversy Regarding the Usefulness of Broca's Aphasia as a Diagnostic

question 53

Multiple Choice

A current controversy regarding the usefulness of Broca's aphasia as a diagnostic category focuses on the observation that

• A)there is no strict correspondence between lesions of Broca's area and the symptoms classically associated with Broca's aphasia.
• B)Broca's aphasia is far too frequently diagnosed and may actually subsume other subtypes of aphasia.
• C)Broca's aphasia has been found to occur as a result of right-hemisphere injury just as often as left-hemisphere injury.
• D)Broca's aphasia is usually a secondary aphasia rather than a selective deficit.

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Definitions:

Disorganized Speech

Disorganized speech is a type of communication disorder characterized by disjointed or incoherent speech patterns, often seen in certain psychiatric conditions.

Positive Symptoms

In psychiatry, symptoms that represent an excess or distortion of normal functions, such as hallucinations or delusions.

Inappropriate Emotions

Emotional responses that are considered unsuitable or not fitting for a particular situation or context.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli, which have qualities of real perception.