Key Terms - 1/4 Flashcards
What is fluency?
smoothness, continuity, rhythm, and rate of speech production
What is a fluency disorder?
disfluencies in a person’s speech 5-10% of the time (e.g., prolongations, blocks, and repetitions)
What is cluttering?
speech that is rapid and has disfluencies, topic shifting, atypical pauses, and deletion of letters at the ends of words. People who perform cluttering are unaware of it.
According to WHO, What is an impairment?
any loss or abnormality of an anatomical or physiological structure and function
According to WHO, What is a disability?
a restriction or a lack of ability to do something that would be considered normal
According to WHO, What is a handicap?
a disadvantage (from a disability or an impairment) that makes it difficult for someone to fulfill a role that they consider normal
What is developmental stuttering?
stuttering that develops
According to Yaruss, what is an impairment?
interruption in speech-language production in the form of disfluencies and associated with behaviors such as tension or avoidance
According to Yaruss, what is a disability?
Because of the stuttering impairment and/or the ABC (Affective, behavior, and cognitive) associated with the stuttering impairment, a person’s ability to complete an activity is limited.
According to Yaruss, what is a handicap?
disadvantage due to the stuttering impairment or the person’s reaction to the stuttering impairment that limits themselves from fully acting out the roles in their life.
What is capacity?
qualities innate or learned by an individual that help them develop fluent speech
Fluency is a product of what four domains?
cognitive abilities, motoristic skills, socio-emotional skills, and linguistic skills
What is CALMS?
a multidimensional model for assessing stuttering; stands for cognitive, affective, linguistic, motor, and social
What are repetitions?
a core behavior of stuttering; the repetition of a single syllable, single letter, or single word
What are blocks?
a core behavior of stuttering: stopping the flow of air or movement of articulators as well as the production of a word
