SLP Fluency and Its Disorders 4

Question 1

The 'adaptation effect' in stuttering refers to:

Accepted Answer

Decreased stuttering frequency across successive readings of the same passage

Answer

The adaptation effect is the documented reduction in stuttering frequency across repeated readings of the same passage, thought to reflect habituation or reduced anticipatory anxiety.

Question 2

An SLP assessing a 3-year-old boy with 15 months of stuttering and a paternal history of persistent stuttering should:

Accepted Answer

Initiate treatment promptly given multiple chronic risk factors

Answer

Multiple risk factors (male sex, duration >12 months, family history of persistent stuttering) indicate high risk for persistence, supporting prompt intervention.

Question 3

Which physiological parameter is primarily targeted in Precision Fluency Shaping (PFS)?

Accepted Answer

Laryngeal relaxation and gentle phonation onset

Answer

PFS focuses on gentle voice onset, reduced rate, and continuous phonation to reshape the motor program for speech, with laryngeal control as a central target.

Question 4

The 'consistency effect' in stuttering means that:

Accepted Answer

Stuttering tends to recur on the same words across successive readings

Answer

The consistency effect describes the tendency for stuttering to occur on the same specific words across multiple readings, indicating learned anticipation tied to particular linguistic items.

Question 5

A client uses prolonged speech with a slow rate and achieves high fluency in clinic but reports minimal carry-over to daily communication. The BEST next step is:

Accepted Answer

Transfer and maintenance activities across varied real-world speaking situations

Answer

Transfer activities targeting real-life situations (phone calls, meetings, social conversations) are essential when clinic fluency does not generalize to daily communication.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP Fluency and Its Disorders 4