Glossary Terms

Activities

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:51 +0000

As defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, activity is the performance of a task or action by an individual. Activity limitations are difficulties in performance of activities. These are also referred to as function.

Activities of daily living (ADL)

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:51 +0000

Basic tasks that involve bodily issues (bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, eating and walking) that are done on a daily basis.

Acute stage of recovery

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:51 +0000

Patients less than a month post-stroke are identified as in acute stage of recovery.

Anomic aphasia

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:53 +0000

Anomic aphasia is the inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects. It is also known as: nominal aphasia or amnesic (or amnestic) aphasia.

Antioxidants

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:51 +0000

Found in vegetables and fruits with vitamins A (e.g. lemons, sweet potatoes, spinach and mangos), C (e.g. papaya, oranges and berries) and E (hazelnuts, olive oil, asparagus and tomatoes) that reduce oxidative stress associated with the development of atherosclerotic plaques (which can block vessels if accumulated) and many other diseases.

Aphasia

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:51 +0000

Aphasia is an acquired disorder caused by an injury to the brain and affects a person’s ability to communicate. It is most often the result of stroke or head injury.
An individual with aphasia may experience difficulty expressing themselves when speaking, difficulty understanding the speech of others, and difficulty reading and writing. Sadly, aphasia can mask a person’s intelligence and ability to communicate feelings, thoughts and emotions. (The Aphasia Institute, Canada)

Assistive devices

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:52 +0000

Assistive devices are any piece of equipment that you use to make your daily activities easier to perform.

Blocked practice

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:52 +0000

Blocked practice involves practicing one specific type of movement over and over again until you get it right.

Body functions

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:52 +0000

As defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, body functions are the physiological or psychological functions of body systems (nervous, musculoskeletal, digestive or respiratory and circulatory systems). Impairments are problems in body function or structure as a significant deviation or loss.

Broca’s aphasia

Annie Rochette — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:08:53 +0000

Broca’s aphasia is characterised as a disturbance of speech production caused by damage to or developmental issues in anterior regions of the brain, including (but not limited to) the left inferior frontal region known as Broca’s area. In this type of aphasia language comprehension remains largely intact. Also known as expressive aphasia or agrammatic aphasia.