Tartamudez

Question 1

The A,B,C’s of stuttering

Answer 1

1) Affective- The emotional aspect of the stutterer. This deals with
the stutterers overall emotional reaction to specific(positive or
negative)

2) Behavioral- The primary and secondary behaviors displayed by the
stutterer. Primary behaviors include involuntary behaviors such as
multiple syllable repetitions of sounds and words. Secondary behaviors
include the coping behaviors a stutter displays as to avoid the
stuttering. For example, a voluntary head jerk or lip purse during the
act of stuttering as to avoid or escape from a stuttering block.

3) Cognitive- The cognitive aspect of stuttering deals with the speech
and non-speech associated belief system and attitudes of the stutterer.
In other words, how the stutterer feels about their speech in specific
situations, around certain people, etc.