Fluency Questions End of Semester Raps

Clinician beliefs about stuttering impact...

the tools used in stuttering assessment

the goal that focuses on the quality and quantity of overt stuttering is intended to...

reduce the frequency and tension of stuttering

which of the following is an indirect approach to the treatment of stuttering?

modeling a slow rate of speech for the child

what changes can a family make in their home to relieve speech and language pressures? Family members should...

decrease their own rates of speech

when treating more severely involved preschool-aged children who stutter, what does Guitar do in order to, in part, desensitize the child to stuttering?

model easy, low tension, loose stutters as in "I-I-I like to play with that too"

which treatment technique focuses on increasing participation in the school, social, or work environments?

desensitize the client to their stuttering by saying "oh, that was a good stutter"

one difference between Lidcombe Program and other preschool treatment programs is which of the following?

verbal contingencies/feedback for fluent and stuttered speech.

which of Guitar's techniques listed below are consistent with stuttering modification (rather than fluency skills/shaping)?

teaching the client to "stay in the stutter" then ending the word slowly and loosely

the best way for parents, who are participating in indirect stuttering treatment, to respond to a 4-year-old's disfluent request for juice would be...

"oh, you want juice?" with a slow rate of speech

one way to help the client explore stuttering and feelings associated with it is...

ask the client to identify words and sounds that they stutter on more often

which of the following consists of a stuttering treatment goal related to increasing approach behaviors?

bob will use five feared words with 3 conversational partners outside of the clinic

which of the following is a good example of what Guitar calls a "high quality stutter"?

"my-mmmmy favorite thing to eat is pumpkin pie"

what is an example of a reason a clinician may give for a client learning to use voluntary stuttering?

to increase empowerment around communication

a client appears unwilling or unable to use voluntary stuttering. This may be a sign that the client is reluctant due to...

strong associations of fear with stuttering

how would you teach a client to "hold onto the stutter"?

"when you stutter and I signal you, hold onto that moment of stuttering until I signal you to come out of it"

which of the following is one role of stuttering self-help groups?

they provide an atmosphere where members can freely share their feelings and develop a sense of connectedness to others who stutter

when a client who stutters uses an angry voice to share the surface message, "I dont care what people think about my stuttering", what might be the latent message?

the client feels angry with others' responses to their stuttering but wishes they did not feel as hurt by these responses

a 12-year-old child, who the parents indicate was "dropped on his head when he was 15-months old" comes to the clinic for a stuttering evaluation. what is a diagnostic procedure that would help the clinician differentiate whether the client is exhibiting neurogenic or childhood-onset stuttering?

have the client speak under traditional fluency-inducing conditions such as choral speech (e.g., white noise)

which of the following is the best rationale for encouraging clients to discuss stuttering openly with others?

it helps the client reduce fear regarding stuttering and be more relaxed

which of the following is most consistent with the salient problems associated with cluttering?

rapid, irregular rate of speech, accompanied by disorganized language