Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Spring 1972

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Health Sciences

Committee Chair

Roger L. Garrett

Second Committee Member

Bernard Jackson

Third Committee Member

James A. Hawkins

Abstract

To study emotional problems of dysphasia and the resultant effect on rate and extent of language recovery, two subjects (one male and one female) were interviewed. Interviews and data were also obtained from therapists and hospital records. The results showed that emotionality and some personality factors adversely affected language recovery. This would suggest the importance of alleviating stress immediately following the lesion, during the therapy period, and throughout the home situation.

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