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Gesprächsblockade

English translation: barrier/obstacle to speech (and learning)

13:46 Apr 2, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
German term or phrase: Gesprächsblockade
Die prismatische Spektrenanalyse ermöglicht Leidenszustände und Konflikte sowie Gesprächs- und Lernblockaden kurzfristig aufzulösen. Hierbei wird die gewohnte emotionale Gefühlswelt auf Zeit zurückgelassen, um deutungsfreie Phantasien und beziehungsfreie Gefühle zu entfalten, mit denen sich soziale und kulturelle Resourcen öffnen lassen. Die prismatische Spektrenanalyse wurde in Balintgruppen entwickelt und in unterschiedlichen Berufsgruppen und Anwendungsbereichen erprobt.
njbeckett
Germany
Local time: 17:53
English translation:barrier/obstacle to speech (and learning)
Explanation:
I think that you need to combine the speech and learning aspects here and say 'barriers/obstacles to speech and learning'.

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Anne-Marie Grant (X)
Local time: 16:53
Grading comment
Thanks Anne-Marie. I chose this is in the end.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1Speech Block or Aphasia
David Partikian
3barrier/obstacle to speech (and learning)
Anne-Marie Grant (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Speech Block or Aphasia


Explanation:
From a two volume German/English Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry, which is sometimes helpful in my work as indexer of German articles on trauma. In this case, I had to look up both words and did get the obvious speech block, which--depending on symptoms--can be an aphasia. Aphasia, though, has the German cognate, Aphasie, so the author chose not to use tht term. I'd stick with "Speech block"

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Note added at 28 mins (2009-04-02 14:14:44 GMT)
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On second thought, "Verbal Impairment" works nicely.

David Partikian
United States
Local time: 08:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
10 days
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
barrier/obstacle to speech (and learning)


Explanation:
I think that you need to combine the speech and learning aspects here and say 'barriers/obstacles to speech and learning'.



Anne-Marie Grant (X)
Local time: 16:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks Anne-Marie. I chose this is in the end.
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