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Jessica was involved in a serious car accident when she was 22 years old. She and her best friend Erin were driving on a slippery road when Jessica lost control of the car. The car hydroplaned, and flipped several times before landing on its top. Both Jessica and Erin survived the accident. Jessica received numerous physical injuries during the accident. Most of which she has recovered from, but she continues with speech therapy. Since her accident, Jessica has had difficulty expressing her speech. She is increasingly frustrated as she understands language expressed from others in both verbal and written form. But, she has difficulty speaking and also has difficulty expressing herself with written language. Which side of Jessica's brain was affect by the accident?

Jessica was involved in a serious car accident when she was 22 years old. She and her best friend Erin were driving on a slippery road when Jessica lost control of the car. The car hydroplaned, and flipped several times before landing on its top. Both Jessica and Erin survived the accident. Jessica received numerous physical injuries during the accident. Most of which she has recovered from, but she continues with speech therapy. Since her accident, Jessica has had difficulty expressing her speech. She is increasingly frustrated as she understands language expressed from others in both verbal and written form. But, she has difficulty speaking and also has difficulty expressing herself with written language. Which side of Jessica's brain was affect by the accident?

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
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Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
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Jessica was involved in a serious car accident when she was 22 years old. She and her best friend Erin were driving on a slippery road when Jessica lost control of the car. The car hydroplaned, and flipped several times before landing on its top. Both Jessica and Erin survived the accident. Jessica received numerous physical injuries during the accident. Most of which she has recovered from, but she continues with speech therapy. Since her accident, Jessica has had difficulty expressing her speech. She is increasingly frustrated as she understands language expressed from others in both verbal and written form. But, she has difficulty speaking and also has difficulty expressing herself with written language. Which side of Jessica's brain was affect by the accident?
Transcribed Image Text:Jessica was involved in a serious car accident when she was 22 years old. She and her best friend Erin were driving on a slippery road when Jessica lost control of the car. The car hydroplaned, and flipped several times before landing on its top. Both Jessica and Erin survived the accident. Jessica received numerous physical injuries during the accident. Most of which she has recovered from, but she continues with speech therapy. Since her accident, Jessica has had difficulty expressing her speech. She is increasingly frustrated as she understands language expressed from others in both verbal and written form. But, she has difficulty speaking and also has difficulty expressing herself with written language. Which side of Jessica's brain was affect by the accident?
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