(5) Normal Difluency And The Development Of Stuttering Flashcards
Subcategories of stuttering characteristics
- Core behaviors
- Secondary behaviors
- Feelings and Attitudes
4.Underlying Processes
Describes the basic speech behaviors of stuttering. (State the 3 main behaviors)
Core behaviors
1. Repetition
2. Prolongation
3. Blocks
Speakers reactions to his or her repetitions, prolongations, and blocks, in on attempt to end them quickly or avoid them altogether
Secondary behaviors
Precipitate stutter
Feelings
Pervasive part of a person’s belief
Attitudes
Speculations about the process that may cause disfluencies or stuttering at each developmental level
Underlying Processes
Observed most frequently among children who are just beginning to stutter and are simply a sound, syllable, or single-syllable word that is repeated several times
Repetitions
Repetitions are usually the ___ you would observe among children who stutter
First core behaviors
What are the 2 more common repetitions than multisyllable word repetitions?
Single-syllable word repetition
Part-word repetition
No. of instances that children who stutter repeats a word or a syllable vs. No. of instances of repetition in typical disfluency
CWS: 2 or more instances
Typical Disfluency: 1 repetition
Stutters in which sound or airflow continues but movement of articulators is stopped
Prolongations
When does prolongations appear?
Appear later than repetitions but may be present at onset
Prolongations that are perceived abnormal
Prolongations as short as half a second
Rare cases of prolongations
Prolongations that lasts as long as several minutes
Person inappropriately stops the flow of air or voice and often the movement of articulators, as well
Blocks
Blocks are typically ___ to appear, and may be observed ____
Last core behavior; at or close to stuttering onset
As stuttering persists, blocks grow shorter, less tense, and no tremors are evident. True or False
False obvious ba
According to Van Riper, what does an individual do when they do blocks
- Close off the airway
- Increase air pressure behind the closure
- Squeezes their muscles particularly hard
Speakers attempt to terminate a stutter
Escape behaviors
Give examples of escape behaviors
- Eye blinks
- Head nods
- Interjections of extra sounds
Speakers attempt to prevent a stuttering when they anticipate stuttering on a word or in a situation
Avoidance behaviors