Fluency Flashcards
The position that stuttering indicates a social role conflict was taken by:
a. Van Riper
b. Wischner
c. Sheehan
d. Bloodstein
c. Sheehan
Research on the prevalence of stuttering has shown that
a. Familial incidence is higher than in the general population
b. Sons of stuttering mothers run a greater risk than sons of stuttering fathers
c. Blood relatives of a stuttering woman run a greater risk of stuttering themselves than those of a stuttering man
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Stuttering in preschool children is more likely on
a. content words
b. function words
c. final words in a sentence
d. vowels
b. function words
Which of the following is a fact about stuttering adaptation?
a. The greatest reduction of stuttering occurs only on the seventh reading
b. There is a transfer from one reading passage to the other
c. Most of the reduction in stuttering occurs by the fifth reading
d. A higher magnitude of adaptation occurs with an increased time interval between readings
c. Most of the reduction in stuttering occurs by the fifth reading
Studies on rates of natural recovery of stuttering suggest that
a. less than 20% of children who stutter recover naturally
b. all children who stutter recover by age 8
c. once started, stuttering persists in all children
d. the recovery rate may be as low as 45% or as high as 90%
d. the recovery rate may be as low as 45% or as high as 90%
Parents generally report that the onset of stuttering in their children is associated with
a. nothing unusual
b. stressful family situations
c. accidental head injury
d. severe illness
a. nothing unusual
The fluent stuttering treatment
a. aims at eliminating stuttering
b. seeks normally fluent speech
c. was developed by Van Riper
d. was developed by Johnson
c. was developed by Van Riper
In treating older students and adults who stutter, a clinician decides to use the direct stuttering treatment (reduction) procedure; specifically, the clinician then selects
a. time-out
b. the fluency shaping approach
c. approach-avoidance reduction treatment
d. the fluent stuttering approach
a. time-out
Such skills as airflow management, gentle phonatory onset, and reduced rate of speech are targets in:
a. the fluent stuttering technique
b. the fluency shaping technique
c. counseling to reduce psychological conflicts
d. direct stuttering reduction strategies
b. the fluency shaping technique
A mother calls a clinician and shares concerns about her child’s speech. According to the mother, her daughter, Rachel, is difficult to understand. The mother describes Rachel’s speech as “sort of rushed, and she kind of stutters sometimes.” The clinician who tests Rachel decides that Rachel clutters. Based on this diagnosis, one would expect to see that Rachel
a. has a rapid rate of speech but is intelligible and is probably secretly anxious about her speech
b. is dysfluent but has clear articulation and no spoonerisms
c. has excellent language skills and is highly dysfluent with no speech rate problems
d. has a lack of anxiety or concern about her speech; uses spoonerisms; and has rapid, disordered articulation resulting in unintelligible speech
d. has a lack of anxiety or concern about her speech; uses spoonerisms; and has rapid, disordered articulation resulting in unintelligible speech
When the SLP provides treatment for Rachel to help her become more intelligible, which techniques would probably be ideal for her?
a. Reducing Rachel’s rate of speech and increasing her awareness of her speech through audiotapes or videotapes
b. Reducing Rachel’s rate of speech, but not increasing her awareness of speech through audiotapes or videotapes because this could create self-consciousness, which could make the cluttering worse
c. Helping Rachel maintain a rapid rate of speech, but working on increasing her intelligibility through emphasizing the final consonants of words
d. Probing to see if Rachel has negative emotions (that her mother is unaware of) about her speech and spending most of therapy time helping her deal with these emotions
a. Reducing Rachel’s rate of speech and increasing her awareness of her speech through audiotapes or videotapes
The theory that stuttering is caused by lack of a unilateral hemisphere control of language is the
a. cerebral dominance theory
b. approach-avoidance theory
c. diagnosogenic theory
d. hemispheric domination theory
a. cerebral dominance theory
A researcher wants to study the occurrence of stuttering in a given city. She wants to know how many adults and children in Middletown City have officially been diagnosed with stuttering. She does not necessarily want to give a predictive statement; rather, she just wants to know the number of individuals in Middletown who stutter. The researcher wants to study the
a. incidence
b. prevalence
c. matched samples
d. population statistics
b. prevalence
A 5 year old child, Marcus, has been identified as needing treatment for his stuttering. His parents report that he has been stuttering since he was 3 years old and the stuttering has become worse. Now children tease him and his parents are concerned that, when he enters kindergarten, the teasing will become worse. The clinician decides to use one of the direct stuttering reduction methods with Marcus. Select the appropriate technique:
a. Delayed auditory feedback and slowed speech
b. Auditory masking
c. Response cost
d. Airflow management and parent counseling
c. Response cost
A 32 year old man, Frank, wants to go to law school. He is very bright, but stutters and has been working in minimum wage jobs where he does not have to do much talking. Frank shares that he has passed the entrance exam to get into law school, but is afraid to enroll in classes. He feels frustrated by his dilemma and says that he is experiencing a great deal of anxiety about this situation. The clinician decides to use the fluent stuttering method. This would involve:
a. not discussing Frank’s feelings and attitudes but rather teaching and establishing skills such as airflow management, reduced rate, and easy onset of phonation
b. encouraging Frank to discuss his feelings and attitudes about stuttering, desensitizing him to his stuttering, and using procedures such as time-out and response cost
c. using DAF, masking, and procedures such as time-out and response cost
d. allowing Frank to discuss his feelings and attitudes toward his situation, desensitizing Frank to his stuttering, and helping him to modify his stuttering through the use of such techniques as cancellations and pullouts
d. allowing Frank to discuss his feelings and attitudes toward his situation, desensitizing Frank to his stuttering, and helping him to modify his stuttering through the use of such techniques as cancellations and pullouts
