Paraphasia

Paraphasia (Greek παρά para " beside " and φάσις phasis "language", from the verb φημί phēmi say " speak ") is a word confusion disorder and a symptom of aphasia in which one, without realizing it, used the wrong word, So promises, or non-existent word structure, so-called neologisms creates (also: Neolalie ).

A distinction is made between:

• Semantic paraphasia:

1 close semantic paraphasia: The words used are indeed in the context of what is said, are inaccurate in the actual intended meaning, but are to a certain context (for example: jacket for jacket, mug for pot, sausage instead of cheese).

2 wide, or remote semantic paraphasia: The words used are the German -existent, but are not related of what is said (for example: Flower for Aquarium, cream for Tiger; neologisms are also possible, for example: light Lighting for lamp).

The strongest form of semantic paraphasias is the semantic jargon in which, although the patient uses the German -existent words, but this compiles completely context-free.

• Phonemic paraphasia

Are formed in the neologisms that foreshadow the meant word (for example: Tummel instead of tunnel, Bulme instead of flower) or this completely distort (for example: Puschima for bottle).

The strongest form of phonemic paraphasias is the phonemic jargon, in which the patient only stringing together neologisms.

• Formal paraphasia:

It retrieves the correct semantics, but then a better word retrievable form is retrieved (for example, wants the word "table" is retrieved, but it will "drink" a formally and semantically similar word form as accessed ).

This disorder can be observed both in children during the development phase as well as in the elderly - see Wernicke 's aphasia; it also occurs in many diseases, particularly in schizophrenia, as well as in dream states.