Fluency Disorders & Stuttering Flashcards
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A school-age child uses eye blinking and head jerking when stuttering. These behaviors are classified as:
Answer: Secondary (associated) behaviors
Eye blinking, head jerking, and similar physical movements that co-occur with stuttering are classified as secondary or associated behaviors.
Which statement about the natural recovery rate for stuttering in preschool-age children is most accurate?
Answer: Approximately 75-80% of children who begin stuttering recover naturally without intervention
Research indicates that approximately 75-80% of preschool children who begin stuttering will recover naturally, often without formal treatment.
When using Easy Onset as a stuttering modification technique, the client is taught to:
Answer: Begin phonation gradually with light articulatory contacts on the initial sound
Easy Onset involves initiating airflow and voicing gently before articulation begins, reducing tension on the first sound of an utterance.
Neurogenic acquired stuttering most commonly results from lesions in which brain region?
Answer: Basal ganglia and thalamus
Neurogenic acquired stuttering most frequently follows lesions to the basal ganglia, thalamus, or their connections, disrupting motor speech timing.
The Transfer phase of stuttering treatment refers to:
Answer: Generalizing fluency skills or stuttering modification techniques to real-world speaking situations
Transfer involves systematically applying the skills learned in the clinic to progressively challenging real-life communication situations.
Which risk factor most significantly predicts that a child's stuttering will PERSIST rather than resolve naturally?
Answer: Male sex with a family history of persistent stuttering
Male sex combined with a positive family history of persistent stuttering is among the strongest predictors that stuttering will not resolve naturally.
Pseudostuttering (voluntary stuttering) is used therapeutically to help clients:
Answer: Reduce fear and avoidance by desensitizing them to the act of stuttering
Voluntary stuttering desensitizes the client to the feared act of stuttering itself, reducing avoidance and helping them approach rather than escape disfluency.