Fluency Disorders

What is the best examples of core behaviors of stuttering?

• Repetitions, prolongations,

• Eye blinking, head nods, etc.

• Avoiding sounds or words

What percentage of people who stutter have a family history of stuttering?

• 40-70%

• 30-60%

• 25-30%

• 70-85%

What is the gender ratio (men to women who stutter) in adulthood?

• 3:1

• 2:1

• 4:1

If a person who stutters reads the same passage several times, they will stutter less each time. This phenomenon is called:

• consistency

• adaptation

• anticipation

What percentage of children who have been stuttering for 2 years or more are likely to spontaneously recover?

• 3%

• 71%

• 74%

• 10%

All of these factors EXCEPT which one increase the likelihood of persisting in stuttering:

• being a girl

• stuttering longer than a year

• more than 50% atypical disfluencies

• family history of persistent stuttering

What is the prevalence of stuttering? # of people with the condition currently?

• 1%

• 5%

• 3%

What is the average age of onset of stuttering?

• 2.8 years

• 2-4 years

• 2-3.5 years

• all of the above

Which of these is a developmental factor associated with the onset of stuttering?

• motor/physical coordination

• classical conditioning

• frequent interrupting from communication partners

Which of these is an example of an environmental factor related to development of stuttering

• awareness of self conscious emotions

• family move

• sensitive temperament

• operant conditioning