Chapter 8 - Fluency Disorders Flashcards

1
Q

Most common form of fluency impairment

A

Stuttering

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2
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Rapid bursts of dysrhythmic, unintelligible speech

A

Cluttering

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3
Q

Primary characteristics of stuttering

A

Unusually high frequency or durations of repetitions, prolongations, and/or blocks (tense moments when voicing/air flow interrupted)

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4
Q

Prevalence / incidence of stuttering?

A

Prevalence - 1%

Incidence - 5%

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5
Q

Typical duration

A

3 sec, can be longer

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6
Q

In people who stutter, there is more activation in which hemisphere?

A

More activation in right hemisphere speech and language areas

*also more activation in the cerebellum

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7
Q

What does MIDVAS stand for?

A
Motivation
Identification
Desensitization
Variation
Approximation
Stabilization
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