How do people exhibiting aphasias and apraxias differ in their behavior from one another? Give an example
What will be an ideal response?
* Aphasias include a loss of the ability to speak or understand written or spoken language; nonfluent aphasia is an inability to produce speech; fluent aphasia is an inability to understand written and spoken language.
* Apraxias are the inability to perform previously learned skilled movements; in a dressing apraxia, a person has trouble putting on clothing on one side of the body; in a constructional apraxia, a person cannot copy a simple drawing.
* The response should include examples of the appropriate behaviors.
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