Anomic aphasia is primarily characterized by what deficit?

Anomic aphasia is primarily characterized by what deficit?

• A. Broca's aphasia
• B. Anomic aphasia
• C. Wernicke's aphasia
• D. Global aphasia

Answer: (B)

Anomic aphasia centers on a word-finding problem. The defining feature is notable difficulty naming objects or retrieving specific words, even though speech remains fluent and the person usually understands speech well and can repeat phrases. People with this type often describe items or use circumlocutions to get around the missing word, but the core issue is impaired lexical retrieval. This pattern distinguishes it from other aphasias: Broca’s aphasia is nonfluent with agrammatism and relatively preserved comprehension; Wernicke’s aphasia features fluent but empty-seeming speech with poor comprehension; global aphasia involves widespread language disruption affecting both production and comprehension.

Anomic aphasia centers on a word-finding problem. The defining feature is notable difficulty naming objects or retrieving specific words, even though speech remains fluent and the person usually understands speech well and can repeat phrases. People with this type often describe items or use circumlocutions to get around the missing word, but the core issue is impaired lexical retrieval.

This pattern distinguishes it from other aphasias: Broca’s aphasia is nonfluent with agrammatism and relatively preserved comprehension; Wernicke’s aphasia features fluent but empty-seeming speech with poor comprehension; global aphasia involves widespread language disruption affecting both production and comprehension.