Question

Aphasia refers to

• A. Writing disability
• B. Reading disability
• C. A partial or total loss of language skills
• D. Speaking disability

Answer 1

Answer:

C. A partial or total loss of language skills

• Aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage to parts of the brain responsible for language (usually in the left hemisphere).

• It can affect speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, but it is not a motor or speech disorder—it specifically involves the language system.

Types of aphasia:

• Broca's aphasia – difficulty speaking, but comprehension remains relatively intact.

• Wernicke's aphasia – fluent speech, but with little meaning and poor comprehension.