Speech disorder in which there is an impairment of speech and comprehension of speech is known as which term?

• A. Aphasia
• B. Dysarthria
• C. Dysphasia
• D. Fecal incontinence

Answer: (C)

Dysphasia describes a language impairment that affects both speaking and understanding language, usually due to brain injury. It signals trouble with language processing, not just the mechanics of speech. Dysarthria, by contrast, is a motor-speech disorder where articulation is affected but language comprehension remains intact. Fecal incontinence is unrelated. Note that aphasia is the more common term in many contexts, but dysphasia (dysphasia) is often used synonymously to describe this same language disturbance.