Posted: August 17th, 2017

Which of the following terms related to aphasia refers to the inability to perform previously learned purposeful motor acts on a voluntary basis?

Which of the following terms related to aphasia refers to the inability to perform previously learned purposeful motor acts on a voluntary basis?
a) Apraxia
Verbal apraxia refers to difficulty in forming and organizing intelligible words although the musculature is intact.
b) Agnosia
Agnosia is failure to recognize familiar objects perceived by the senses.
c) Agraphia
Agraphia refers to disturbances in writing intelligible words.
d) Perseveration
Perseveration is the continued and automatic repetition of an activity or word or phrase that is no longer appropriate.