Normal Disfluency and Development of Stuttering Flashcards
What are 4 subcategories of Stuttering
Core and Secondary Behaviors, Feelings and Attitude, Underlying process
Describes basic speech behaviors
Is involuntary
Core Behaviors
Three main behaviors to watch for
Repetitions, Prolongations, Blocks
Reactions to his/her repetitions and attempt to avoid them or end
Presence of the reactions to the core behaviors
Secondary Behaviors
Phenomenon where there is no stuttering
Primary Stuttering
Two broad classes of Secondary Behaviors
Escape and Avoidance
___ may precipitate stuttering
give examples
Feelings
Feelings that became a pervasive part of a person’s belief
give examples
Attitude
Speculations about the process that MAY cause disfluencies/stuttering at each level of development
Underlying process
helps understand the nature of the symptoms and rationale for the treatment of it
Underlying process
Mostly observed most frequently among children who are just beginning to stutter
Repetition
The first core behavior you would observe
Repetition
In children who have not been stuttering for long, what is the more common to repeat?
more than what?
single-syllable word repetitions and part-word repetitions
multisyllable word repetitions
Usually appear later than repetitions
Prolongations
Movement of the articulators (at a certain position) is stopped, but the airflow is continuous
Prolongations
What is the time that even as short as that, it’s considered prolongations?
Half a second
Last core behavior to appear (typically)
Blocks
Stops the flow of air or voice and often the movement of articulators, as well
Blocks
Blocks may involve any level of the speech production mechanism which are?
respiratory, laryngeal, or articulatory
As stuttering persists, blocks grow___
Longer and more tense, and tremors may become evident
Difference of Blocks and Prolongations
Prolongations = movement is stopped but airflow is continuous
Blocks = both movement and airflow is stopped
In Blocks, airflow is stuck behind the___
voice mechanism
Already in the moment or in the middle of the stutter
Escape Behaviors
Intention in Escape Behaviors
Attempt to terminate a stutter and finish the word.