Fluency Flashcards
incidence specifies what?
rate of occurrence
prevalence specifies what?
number of people
is stuttering more common in males or females?
males
what is the loci of stuttering?
locations in a speech sequence where stuttering are observed
T/F re: loci, vowels more than consonants
FALSE: stuttering happens more on consonants than vowels
T/F re: loci, on first sound/syllable of a word
TRUE
T/F re: loci, on last word in phrase/sentence
FALSE: first word in phrase (like how it’s on first sound/syllable)
T/F re: loci, on shorter, more common words
FALSE: on longer words
T/F re: loci, with less frequently used words
TRUE
T/F re: loci, on content words, not function words
TRUE
T/F re: loci in preschool CH, they stutter on content words also
FALSE: they stutter more on function words
name some general treatment goals for stuttering
reduce amount of stuttering establish normal-sounding fluency reduce assoc. motor behaviors (that may make stuttering worse) reduce avoidance counseling client and family
what is neurogenic stuttering?
stuttering associated with a documented neuropathy
3 common etiologies of neurogenic stuttering
CVA, extrapyramidal diseases (PD), and drug toxicity
name the term: rapid but disordered articulation, possibly combined with a high rate of disfluencies and impaired prosodic features
cluttering