Test 1 Flashcards
Wingate’s definition (3 components, ‘64)
- kernel speech characteristics (part word repetitions and prolongations), 2. accessory features (secondary, abnormal speech-related or not movements such as pursed lips, tongue out, jerking head, stomping feet, starters like “you know”), 3. associated features (emotions, stress); Perkins added “involuntary” to this definition in ‘91
WHO definition
disorders of rhythm of speech in which the individual knows precisely what he wishes to say, but at times is unable to say it because of involuntary, repetitive prolongation or cessation of sound
WHO disability vs. handicap
limitations on ability to communicate (activity) vs. lack of fulfillment of social life, job, school, etc. (participation)
parts of other definitions
timing of syllables caused by discoordination of various systems; result of MULTIPLE (not singular) coexisting, physiological, psychological factors; stoppages include reps of sounds, syllables, or 1-syllable words, prolongations of sounds, blocks of airflow or voicing (important!)
secondary behaviors of escape or avoidance
escape from block with head turn, etc. or circumlocutions, situation avoidance
Conture’s definition
within word and between word disfluencies
stuttering stats
childhood disorder: 18 mos. to 5 yrs.; sex ratio 2-1 in children and 5-1 (3-1+?) in adults; probably congenital; originally thought there were primary and secondary stutterers (younger and older children), but later found more categories and stages
overall stuttering definition
domain of motor speech production and its disruption by speech disfluencies
Yairi’s stuttering-like disfluencies statistical model
typical: partial word repetitions, single-syllable word repetitions, disrhythmic phonation (prolongations and blocks)–especially children; also tense pauses and broken words –all
More phonatory or respiratory difficulties?
Probably phonatory
Where do things like head turns and stomps come from?
Sometimes learned compensatory techniques
Why do children often increase speech rate?
To get it out before stuttering monster hits
Yairi’s definition
Stuttering is an involuntary disruption of the smooth execution of a speaker’s intentional speech act
Where did SLP start?
School of Rhetoric and Theater at U of Iowa in ’20s
Why do people stutter on name?
One theory is communicative responsibility: relaying important info.
Is reading or spontaneous speech usually better?
Reading, because lower cognitive load; telephone worst of all
Who defines what cure is?
The patient
Is it important if someone stutters 18% vs. 22% of the time?
Not very
Blocks are of
airflow and voicing
Steps of speech
- exhale 2. make noise 3. turn noise into speech
Hutchinson definition
complex, unique, integrated, hierarchical
devp’t of stuttering
traditional view was unitary or progressive disorder that develops from normal disfluencies (simple easy repetitions without tension, awareness, emotions, etc.); so, there must be a critical period when disfluency changes to stuttering (need to divert stuttering back to normal fluency)
Bloodstein’s Model
based on cross-sectional study; uses 5 parameters: type of disfluency, loci, physical tension, cognitive awareness, emotional reactions