Fluency and Voice Disorders Flashcards
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Which type of stuttering event involves the prolongation of a sound or syllable?
Answer: Prolongation
Prolongations are stuttering-like disfluencies in which a sound is stretched beyond its normal duration.
The Stuttering Severity Instrument (SSI-4) rates severity based on which three components?
Answer: Frequency, duration, and physical concomitants
The SSI-4 measures stuttering frequency, average duration of the three longest stuttering events, and physical concomitants.
Which treatment for stuttering teaches clients to initiate phonation gently and manage airflow to produce fluent speech?
Answer: Fluency shaping therapy
Fluency shaping therapy uses targets like easy onset, light articulatory contacts, and slow rate to establish fluency from scratch.
Van Riper's stuttering modification therapy targets which emotional aspect of stuttering in addition to the speech behavior itself?
Answer: Fear, avoidance, and negative attitudes toward stuttering
Stuttering modification addresses the fear, avoidance behaviors, and negative attitudes that maintain and exacerbate stuttering.
Which disfluency types are considered 'stuttering-like disfluencies' (SLDs)?
Answer: Part-word repetitions, prolongations, and blocks
SLDs include part-word repetitions, prolongations, and blocks, which are more closely associated with developmental stuttering.
Natural recovery from stuttering without treatment occurs in approximately what percentage of children?
Answer: 50–80%
Research indicates that 50–80% of children who stutter will naturally recover, often before puberty.