Chapter 8 - Fluency Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Most common form of fluency impairment
A
Stuttering
2
Q
Rapid bursts of dysrhythmic, unintelligible speech
A
Cluttering
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)
4
Q
Prevalence / incidence of stuttering?
A
Prevalence - 1%
Incidence - 5%
5
Q
Typical duration
A
3 sec, can be longer
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
7
Q
What does MIDVAS stand for?
A
Motivation Identification Desensitization Variation Approximation Stabilization
