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A behavioral conceptualization of aphasia.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Baker, Jonathan C LeBlanc, Linda A Raetz, Paige B |
| Abstract | Aphasia is an acquired language impairment that affects over 1 million individuals, the majority of whom are over age 65 (Groher, 1989). This disorder has typically been conceptualized within a cognitive neuroscience framework, but a behavioral interpretation of aphasia is also possible. Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior proposes a framework of verbal operants that can be integrated with the work of Sidman (1971) and Haughton (1980) to describe the language difficulties individuals with aphasia experience. Using this synthesis of models, we propose a new taxonomy of aphasia based on the observed deficit relations. Assessment and treatment implications are also discussed. |
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| Page Count | 12 |
| ISSN | 08899401 |
| Volume Number | 24 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC2779920 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| PubMed reference number | 22477410 |
| Journal | The Analysis of Verbal Behavior [Anal Verbal Behav] |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf03393063 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association for Behavior Analysis International |
| Publisher Date | 2008-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Copyright © 2008 The Association for Behavior Analysis International |
| Subject Keyword | aphasia language verbal behavior equivalence learning channels |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Behavioral Neuroscience |
