Assessment in School Age+

Question 1

Areas of variability in stuttering

Answer 1

1. Severity
2. Overt v. covert
3. Type and number of subtle features

Question 2

OASES

Answer 2

Looks at the impact of stuttering on QoL
Yields an impact score
Has separate forms for kids, teens, and adults

Question 3

SSI-4

Answer 3

Only assesses overt features, although 4th edition encourages sampling in a variety of environments

Question 4

ASAS

Answer 4

Anticipation Scale for Teens and Adults with Stuttering

Question 5

Likert Scale

Answer 5

Line with certain number of marks. Patients can rate virtually anything on a numerical scale

Question 6

Trial therapy

Answer 6

Measure’s clients willingness to go through therapy tasks and stimulability for enhanced fluency

Question 7

Assessment Objectives (7)

Answer 7

1. Build rapport/trust
2. Obtain case history
3. Describe the stuttering (overt and covert)
4. Understand the impact on QoL
5. Identify conditions/contexts that exacerbate the stuttering
6. Inform and educate the patient
7. Provide recommendations

Question 8

Three kinds of stuttering symptoms

Answer 8

1. Overt
2. Covert
3. Subtle

Question 9

Overt characteristics

Answer 9

Duration, frequency, type, secondary characteristics

Question 10

Covert characteristics

Answer 10

Affective and cognitive; negative emotions, feeling of loss of control

Question 11

Subtle characteristics

Answer 11

Avoidance, circumlocution/substitution, postponement, tension, anticipation, etc.

Question 12

Types of responses to anticipation (2)

Answer 12

1. Action–avoidance or self-management strategy

2. Non-action–emotional reactions, loss of control, etc.