Dysarthria is which of the following?
a. Difficulty in coming up with the correct word
b. Difficulty in physically producing the sounds of speech
c. Difficulty in speaking when the person is thinking about what to say
d. Difficulty in understanding speech
B
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A Incorrect. Difficulty in coming up with the correct word is anomia or anomic aphasia.
B Correct. Dysarthria is caused by a weakness or incoordination of the speech muscles, interfering with the clarity of speech and pronunciation.
C Incorrect. Difficulty in speaking when one is thinking about what to say is usually a result of verbal apraxia, which does not interfere when the person is not thinking about the words.
D Incorrect. Dysarthria interferes only with the production of speech sounds. Dif-ficulty in understanding speech is encountered in fluent or global aphasia.
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