SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Voice, Resonance, and Motor Speech Questions and Answers

Question 1

A 45-year-old female teacher presents with a chief complaint of a 'choppy' and 'effortful' voice that worsens with stress.
During assessment, the SLP notes a strained-strangled vocal quality with intermittent voice breaks, particularly on voiced sounds.
The patient reports her voice sounds normal when she whispers or laughs.
This clinical presentation is most characteristic of which voice disorder?

Accepted Answer

Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia (ADSD)

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Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD)

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Vocal Fold Paralysis

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Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia (ABSD)

Question 2

An SLP is evaluating a child with a history of a repaired cleft palate. The most prominent and consistent perceptual speech characteristic associated with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is:

Accepted Answer

Hypernasality on vowels and voiced oral consonants

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Hyponasality on nasal consonants

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Cul-de-sac resonance

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Weak vocal intensity

Question 3

A 68-year-old male is referred for a motor speech evaluation following a cerebellar stroke. His speech is characterized by irregular articulatory breakdowns, distorted vowels, excess and equal stress on all syllables (scanning speech), and dysdiadochokinesia. His speech sounds similar to someone who is intoxicated. Which type of dysarthria is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Ataxic Dysarthria

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Spastic Dysarthria

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Flaccid Dysarthria

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Hyperkinetic Dysarthria

Question 4

The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) is a widely used, evidence-based intervention, particularly for individuals with Parkinson's disease. What is the single, core therapeutic target of this program?

Accepted Answer

Increasing vocal loudness

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Improving articulatory precision

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Eliminating vocal tremor

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Enhancing respiratory support

Question 5

During respiration for life-sustaining purposes, the vocal folds must open to allow air to pass through the glottis. Which intrinsic laryngeal muscle is solely responsible for vocal fold abduction?

Accepted Answer

Posterior Cricoarytenoid

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Lateral Cricoarytenoid

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Thyroarytenoid

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Interarytenoid

Question 6

An SLP in a school setting wants to perform a quick, low-tech screening for nasal air emission, a common correlate of hypernasality. Which of the following is the most appropriate method?

Accepted Answer

Placing a small mirror under the nares during production of pressure consonants

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Using a nasometer to calculate a nasalance score

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Conducting a videofluoroscopic swallowing study

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Requesting a nasopharyngoscopy by an otolaryngologist