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Chapter 11: Apraxia of Speech
QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice
1. The errors in apraxia of speech are caused by:
A. muscle weakness
B. abnormal muscle tone
C. deficits in sequencing motor movements
D. decreased muscle steadiness
2. When distinguishing dysarthria from apraxia of speech, which is NOT true?
A. The speech errors in apraxia tend to increase as word length and complexity increase,
while the errors in dysarthria usually are fairly constant irrespective of word length and
complexity.
B. Apraxia of speech can result in articulatory groping, which is unusual in dysarthria.
C. Apraxia of speech usually occurs after damage to the perisylvian area of the language
dominant hemisphere, while dysarthria can be the result of damage to diverse parts of the
nervous system.
D. Apraxia of speech co-occurs much less frequently with aphasia than dysarthria does.
3. Apraxia of speech is a subcategory of:
A. ideational apraxia
B. limb apraxia
C. nonverbal oral apraxia
D. ideomotor apraxia
4. A disturbance in the performance needed to complete an action is:
A. ideational apraxia
B. limb apraxia
C. nonverbal apraxia
D. ideomotor apraxia
5. A disturbance in the idea or purpose of a movement is:
A. ideational apraxia
B. limb apraxia
C. nonverbal apraxia
D. ideomotor apraxia
6. The difference between nonverbal oral apraxia and apraxia of speech is that:
A. nonverbal oral apraxia is an ideomotor apraxia while apraxia of speech is an ideational
apraxia
B. nonverbal oral apraxia is commonly seen in individuals with left hemisphere damage,
while apraxia of speech is commonly seen in individuals with right hemisphere damage
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C. nonverbal oral apraxia is a disturbance in the sequencing of oral movements that are
unrelated to speech production, while apraxia of speech is a disturbance in the sequencing
of the oral movements in speech production
D. nonverbal oral apraxia often co-occurs with aphasia, while apraxia of speech does not co-
occur with aphasia
7. Ideomotor apraxia typically affects:
A. voluntary movements far more often than spontaneous movements or automatic
movements
B. spontaneous movements far more often than voluntary movements
C. automatic movements far more often than voluntary movements
D. voluntary movements as equally as spontaneous movements
8. Apraxia of speech is primarily a disorder of:
A. respiration and prosody
B. articulation and respiration
C. articulation and phonation
D. articulation and prosody
9. When diagnosing apraxia of speech, Brookshire (2007) listed four conditions that can cause
errors that appear similar to those in apraxia of speech that must be ruled out. They are:
A. nonverbal oral apraxia, hearing loss, comprehension deficits, and incoordination
B. muscle weakness, sensory loss, comprehension deficits, and incoordination
C. muscle weakness, hearing loss, comprehension deficits, and incoordination
D. muscle rigidity, sensory loss, comprehension deficits, and inconsistency
10. Which patient will typically demonstrate more apraxic speech errors?
A. the patient with mild apraxia of speech
B. the patient with moderate apraxia of speech
C. the patient with severe apraxia of speech
D. all patients typically demonstrate the same frequency of errors
11. What is one of the most sensitive evaluation tasks for identifying apraxia of speech?
A. sequential motion rate (SMR) tasks, particularly when compared with the patient’s
performance on the alternating motion rate (AMR) task
B. conversational speech and reading aloud
C. repeating words of increasing length
D. reading or repeating low-frequency, multisyllabic words in isolation or in sentences
12. Which of the following behaviors is NOT an exclusionary characteristic that would rule out
apraxia of speech?
A. fast rate of speech
B. normal rate of speech
C. articulation errors during repeated utterances that are generally consistent for type of
error and location
D. normal prosody
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