Santo Pietro M J, Goldfarb R
Brain Lang. 1985 Nov;26(2):230-43. doi: 10.1016/0093-934x(85)90040-9.
This study examined the responses of 91 institutionalized elderly persons to the Goldfarb-Halpern Word Association Test (1981), Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 24, 233-246. Subjects with senile dementia evidenced a characteristic pattern of responses which included marked reduction of paradigmatic responses, no decrease in syntagmatic responses, and a marked increase in unclassifiable and multiword responses not previously reported in the literature. The declines and increases appeared linear and progressive with severity of dementia. The pattern was distinct from that of any other adult group previously tested with this tool. Institutionalized elderly subjects without senile dementia performed similarly to previously tested noninstitutionalized elderly. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
本研究调查了91名机构养老老年人对戈德法布 - 哈尔彭词语联想测验（1981年，《言语与听觉研究杂志》，第24卷，第233 - 246页）的反应。患有老年痴呆症的受试者表现出一种特征性的反应模式，包括范例性反应显著减少、组合性反应未减少，以及不可分类和多词反应显著增加，这是此前文献中未报道过的。这些减少和增加与痴呆症的严重程度呈线性且渐进关系。该模式与此前用此工具测试过的其他任何成年群体都不同。没有老年痴呆症的机构养老老年受试者的表现与此前测试过的非机构养老老年人相似。文中讨论了理论和临床意义。
