Chapter 10 Flashcards
Stuttering
Practical concomitant
Occur with stuttering
Eye blinking, tense body movements
Stuttering
Overt speech characteristics
Disruptions in flow of speech
Occur in respiratory, phonology, articulatory systems
Stuttering
Physiological activity
Skin reactions, brain wave reactions
Stuttering
Affective features
Emotional reactions- avoidance, fear, sadness, frustrations
Stuttering
Cognitive processes
Planning and producing speech. Possibly overload to speech system causes breakdown.
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Social dynamics
Manner inn which stuttering effects daily interactions, social interactions, work…
4 phases of stuttering-Bloodstein
Stage one
Stage 1 (age 2-6)- repetitions of syllables and words at the beginning of sentences.
Comes and goes
Child had little awareness
4 phases of stuttering-Bloodstein
Stage 2
Kindergarten school age
More chronic. Kid knows they suffer, but little concern
4 phases of stuttering-Bloodstein
Stage 3
8-adult
Stutters as function of specific situations
Various sounds and words are problematic
No to little avoidance of speaking situations
4 phases of stuttering-Bloodstein
Stage 4
Late adolescence-adult
Fears speaking situations, certain words and sounds.
Avoidance, fear, embarrassment
Spontaneous recovery of stuttering
One year after onset 9% recover alone
2nd year after onset- 22% recover
5 year after onset 80 recover
3 parts to stuttering
Sound repetition
Syllable repetition
Prolonging
Sounds, syllables, words are repeated or prolonged
Stuttering incidence and prevalence
Incidence- % of population whom have ever stuttered (5%)
Prevalence- % of population that currently have stuttering problem
.7-1%
Stuttering-modification therapy
Adults
Client learns to live with stuttering, confront fears and learn to be comfortable with stuttering
Fluency shaping therapy
Adults
Client learns to replace stuttered speech with fluent. Learns correct way/strategies to speak.
