A word finding difficulty is a disruption in the mental activity of retrieving known words from your memory. You may want to address a person or to refer to an individual or place that you have in mind. You know the name or word, but you can not select or retrieve it from your memory when you want to say it. You either misspeak, pause in silence, or mispronounce the target word. Available Information is material you know and is stored in your memory.
Accessible information is available material that can be recalled or retrieved.
This occurs when you have a word finding difficulty. Characteristics of Word Finding Difficulties in Typical Adults . They may occur in isolation or in combination. Each is described below. Snap your fingers in frustration as you search your mind for the elusive word.