FLUENCY DISORDERS AND THEORIES

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Learning Outcomes

Defines stuttering.
Knows the incidence and prevalence of stuttering.
Criticizes general assessment principles in stuttering.
Knows the factors affecting stuttering.
Explains the relation between stuttering and both genetic and environmental factors.
Explains the relation between stuttering and both speech & Language skills and cognitive skills
Knows the theoretical and clinical implications derived from the relation between stuttering and genetics, environment, speech & language skills, and cognitive skills.
Explains the relation between stuttering and neurology and physiology.
Explains the relation between stuttering and temperament and emotionality.
Knows the theoretical and clinical implications derived from the relation between stuttering and neurology, physiology, temperament, and emotionality.
Explains the criteria for theories.
Relates Cerebral Dominance Theory to Sensory-Motor Modeling.
Criticizes the Inter-hemispheric Intervention Model and Variability Model.
Knows about Speech Motor Skill Theory and Speech Concatenation Theory.
Knows about the 3-Factor Models of Moments of Stuttering and the Extended GODIVA Model.
Knows about the stuttering programs based on organic theories and models of stuttering.
Knows about pscho-analitic and psycho-emotional theories of stuttering.
Explains the Diagnosogenic Theory.
Relates Operant Conditioning theory to 2-Factor Theory.
Explains Approach-Avoidance Conflict.
Knows about the Anticipatory Struggle Hypothesis and Demands and Capacities Model.
Knows about preschool stuttering programs such as Palin PCI and RestartDCM.
Criticizes psycho-behavioral theories of stuttering
Knows about the psycholinguistic theories of stuttering.
Relates Covert Repair Hypothesis to the EXPLAN Model.
Explains Dual Diathesis Stressor Model, Vicious Circle Hypothesis, and Fault Line Hypothesis.
Knows about the Multifactorial Dynamic Pathways Theory.
Predicts the clinical implications based on psycholinguistic theories of stuttering.
Criticizes the psycholinguistic theories of stuttering.
Knows about the general characteristics, symptoms, and etiology of cluttering.
Compares and contrasts cluttering and stuttering.
Explains the relation between cluttering and motor, speech & language, and cognitive skills.
Knows about the assessment and therapy of cluttering.