Voice and Fluency Diagnostic & Review Test

1. Vocal loudness is controlled by the ( R _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ R Y ) mechanism ).

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2. The ( T _ _ _ O - A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D) muscle provides the primary tissue of the true vocal folds.

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3. During a normal, healthy swallow, the larynx
moves ( _ U _ _ _ I O R L Y) and ( _ N _ _ _ I O R L Y).

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4. A client with gastric reflux would probably notice
that his/her voice is consistently worse in
the ( _ _ R _ _ _ G ).

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5. Gastric reflux is easily recognized on a laryngeal
exam by a(n) ( _ _ F _ _ M _ E D) appearance of the arytenoids and posterior larynx.

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6. Current ethics and scope of practice require that
before a clinician can treat a voice disorder, the client must
be seen by an ( O _ O - L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G I S T ).

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7. Vocal nodules are caused primarily by ( M _ _ _ _ _ ) of the voice.

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8. Because very small muscles are involved, voice
remediation exercises are best performed in sessions
that are ( S _ _ _ T ) and ( F _ _ _ _ _ _ T ).

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9. A long-term communication method for laryngectomy patients
using natural body parts is ( E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A L ) ( _ P _ _ _ H ).

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10. Vocal nodules, polyps, granulomae, and HPV infection
often ( R _ _ _ _ N ) after surgical removal.

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11. Unilateral vocal fold paralysis is a common
side effect of heart surgery because of the proximity
of the ( R _ _ _ R _ _ _ T ) ( _ _ R _ N _ _ _ L) nerve to the aorta.

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12. In an adolescent girl diagnosed with a functional voice disorder,
laryngeal findings of moderate-severe gastric reflux changes
my also contribute to a diagnosis of a(n) ( _ _ T _ _ G ) disorder.

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13. Vocal hygiene recommendations include reduced consumption of caffeine
and alcohol because they are ( D _ U _ E _ I _ ) in nature.

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14. In children, the incidence of vocal nodules is ( _ R E _ _ E R) among boys than girls.

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15. Pushing-pulling exercises strengthen laryngeal ( A _ _ _ _ _ I O N).

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16. Stuttering Specialists have long considered the ( E _ _ _ Y) stages of stuttering most responsive to treatment.

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17. A marginally appropriate phrase used to ease into the speech flow
is called a ( S _ _ _ _ E R).

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18. Sounds that exceed the standard time allowed for their utterance
are called ( P _ O _ O _ _ _ _ _ O N S ).

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19. A distortion of the prosodic elements within a word,
e.g., improper stress, timing or inflection, results in what is known
as ( _ y _ _ _ y _ _ _ I C ) phonations.

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20. Persons with a fluency problem who are unaware
of their speech pattern; are worse when they are relaxed;
and are better under pressure, would be classified as ( _ _ _ T T _ _ E R S ).

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21. The incidence of stuttering is higher among ( _ _ _ S ).

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22. Emotional reactions, avoidance and expectation stuttering would
be example of ( _ _ V _ _ _) stuttering.

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23. Repeated reading of the same passages by a stuttered
will result in a significant ( _ E _ _ E _ _ E) in stuttering.

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24. It was believed by Wendel Johnson that
( P _ _ _ N _ _ L ) ( R _ _ _ _ I O N) to normal speech dysfluencies caused stuttering.

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25. Inappropriate head and body movements,
and facial grimaces would-be ( O _ _ _ T ) characteristics of stuttering.

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26. The goals of stuttering therapy to reduce speech fears
and avoidance, and to develop acceptable stuttering
through the use of various techniques, would relate to a
Stuttering ( M _ _ I _ I _ _ _ I _ N ) approach.

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27. According to Sheehan, stuttering occurs when the
desire to ( A _ _ _ _ ) speaking is ( G _ _ _ _ _ R ) than the desire to speak. The two missing words are: ( A _ _ _ _ ) ( G _ _ _ _ _ R ).

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28. Voluntary stuttering is a therapy tool of the
( A _ _ _ _ _ _ H ) - (A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E ) (C _ _ _ _ _ _ T ) theory of stuttering.

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29. A technique that requires the client to speak
in an abnormal pattern for a period of time,
or which punishes stuttering behavior while reinforcing fluency
would be referred to as ( F _ _ _ _ _ _ ) ( S _ _ _ _ _ _ ) therapy

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30. The first major objective in a stuttering modification approach
is to attempt to reduce ( F _ _ _ S) and ( A _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ ) behaviors.

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31. If a laryngoscope exam produces negative (normal) findings,
we conclude that further evaluation procedures
such as ( P _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ L ) or ( A _ _ _ S _ _ C ) measures may be appropriate.

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32. The intrinsic laryngeal muscles are primarily innervated (controlled) by cranial nerve number ( _ _ ).

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33. Because personal habits, and life stress may
be significant factors in defining the voice problem
and planning effective treatment, information regarding
personal and lifestyle issues are obtained
by taking a (C _ _ _ ) (H _ _ _ _ _ _ ).

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34. "Focusing on the Mask," "Vertical Focus," and "bringing
the voice forward," are all terms of imagery used to improve
( V _ _ _ E ) ( P _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ N ) .

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35. In voice cases, the terms "hypo-" and 'hyper-function"
could used to describe (I N T _ _ _ _ _ C ) (L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L ) muscle activity.

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36. In voice cases, the terms "hypo-" and 'hyper-function"
offer voice clinicians a general guide
for (P _ _ N N _ N _ ) (T _ _ _ _ P Y).

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37. In speech rehabilitation for a laryngectomy patient,
whatever best meets that person's medical,
social, and personal requirements is currently considered the best
( L _ N G )-( T _ _ M ) ( C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I O N ) ( M _ _ _ O D ).

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38. In acoustic analysis, perceived quality of voice
has been found to correlate most directly with the
measurement of ( S _ _ _ _ L )-( _ O )-( _ O _ _ E ).

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39. Hard versus easy voice onset, habitual loudness, resonance,
and attitude toward the problem are all aspects of voice
that could be accounted for by the
client's ( D _ _ L _ _ T ) and ( C _ _ _ U _ E ).

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40. In current practice for the treatment of
( S _ _ S M _ _ C ) ( D _ _ _ H _ _ _ A ), the beneficial effects of one Botox injection typically lasts several months.

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41. When speech becomes less fluent if the client concentrates on being fluent and/or when spontaneous speech is less fluent than oral reading or directed speech we would classify the problem as ( S _ C _ _ _ _ _ Y ) ( S _ _ _ _ E _ _ N G ).

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42. A person with dysfluent speech who maintains a
fairly consistent speech pattern would be classified
as a ( _ _ _ T T _ _ _ R )

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43. A Common aspect of stuttering is that it is ( C _ C _ I C).

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44. When analyzing the language sample of a stuttered we
should note the ( G _ A _ _ A _ _ _ A _ ) ( S _ _ U _ _ U R E S ) used.

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45. When analyzing the language sample of a
stutterer we should note the percentage of
( D _ _ F _ _ _ N T ) ( W _ R _ S - S _ L _ A _ _ E S ) used.

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46. When analyzing the language sample of a stutterer
we should note the ( T _ _ _ S) of disfluencies.

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47. When analyzing the language sample of a stutterer we should
note the ( A _ _ I _ _ L _ _ I O N - P _ O _ O _ O _ _ ).

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48. Abnormal rate, dysrhythmetic, tense pauses, hesitations,
repetitions and interjections are examples
of ( M _ M _ _ _ S ) of stuttering.

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49. The ( E _ D _ _ B _ R _ _ _ H ) Masker is a mechanical device stutterers use to reduce oral feedback and improve fluency.

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50. That stuttering has been found only in Western cultures,
not including native American Indians is ( _ _ _ _ E ).

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CD 499C Diagnostics & Review Class

VOICE AND FLUENCY

Your present score on this diagnostic test suggests that you may wish to review this particular professional area. Please feel free to re-examine your old texts, if you still have them. If not, below are some suggested references of texts from recent classes in this area. These have been cited from the WorldCat database. You may, if you wish, purchase most of these through the CSUN Matador Bookstore. The Matador book store and the Follett College Stores offer students the convenience of online textbook ordering. They provide:

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If you would like to explore this option, please refer to the following web site:

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When you get to the Matador home page you should follow the links that lead to the Student Textbook screen. When they ask for the Major, you should put your cursor in the small white square and press the button. A list of all the majors at CSUN will appear. Select the one that says "CD." Repeat the procedure in the next screen to locate the Class in the major for which the text is used. If the text you want is not there, and/or if the ones that are listed are not satisfactory, you can return to the Matador home page and follow the links that lead to the Alumni screen and the General books section. In this section, there is an option to Search/Special Orders. Using this option you can request any book you need.

You may, on the other hand wish to check the listings in WorldCat to see if any libraries near you have these or any related texts. You can use the ACCESSION number for this purpose.

1. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class )

ACCESSION: 22952762
AUTHOR:
Aronson, Arnold Elvin, 1928-
TITLE: Clinical voice disorders :
an interdisciplinary approach
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PLACE: New York :
PUBLISHER: Thieme ; Stuttgart ; New York : Georg
Thieme Verlag,
YEAR: 1990
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xi, 396 p. :
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references and
index.
ISBN: 0865771278
SUBJECT:
Voice disorders.
Voice Disorders.

ACCESSION: 28801740
AUTHOR:
Boone, Daniel R.
TITLE: The voice and voice therapy
EDITION: 5th ed.
PLACE: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall,
YEAR: 1994
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: viii, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-
293) and index.
Voice and voice therapy -- Biological function of the larynx -
- Emotional function of the larynx -- Linguistic function of
the voice -- Voice disorders related to organic problems --
Functional voice disorders -- Sites of vocal hyperfunction --
Normal voice -- Respiration -- Phonation -- Resonance --
Voice disorders -- Voice disorders related to faulty usage --
Voice disorders related to organic changes of vocal
mechanisms -- Voice evaluation -- Voice screening -- Voice
evaluation and medical information.
Voice evaluation and the case history -- Voice evaluation and
observation of the patient -- Voice evaluation and testing of
the patient -- Voice therapy for problems of vocal
hyperfunction -- Establishing where to start in voice therapy
-- Voice therapy for young children -- Voice therapy for
adolescents and adults -- Voice therapy facilitating
techniques -- Altering tongue position -- Change of loudness -
- Chant talk -- Counseling (explanation of the problem) --
Digital manipulation -- Ear training -- Elimination of abuses
-- Elimination of hard glottal attack.
Establishing a new pitch -- Feedback -- Focus -- Glottal fry -
- Half-swallow, boom -- Head positioning -- Hierarchy
analysis -- Inhalation phonation -- Masking -- Nasal/glide
stimulation -- Open-mouth approach -- Pitch inflections --
Relaxation -- Respiration training -- Tongue protrusion --
Warble -- Yawn-sigh -- Voice therapy for special problems --
Special problems where there is no voice -- Special voice
problems using a poor mode of phonation -- Special voice
problems related to certain conditions.
Therapy for resonance disorders -- Nasal resonance problems --
Evaluation of nasal resonance disorders -- Treatment of nasal
resonance disorders -- Therapy for oral-pharyngeal resonance
problems -- Evaluation and voice therapy in various settings -
- Voice evaluation and voice therapy in the schools -- Voice
evaluation and voice therapy in private practice --
Consultation for the professional voice -- Voice evaluation
and voice therapy in the university and/or voice research
clinic -- Voice evaluation and voice therapy in community
clinics.
Voice evaluation and voice therapy in ent and hospital
clinics.
ISBN: 0130306770
SUBJECT:
Voice disorders.

ACCESSION: 32131375
TITLE: If your child stutters.
EDITION: 3rd rev. ed.
PLACE: Memphis, Tenn. : London :
PUBLISHER: Suttering Foundation of America ;
Association for Stammerers [distributor],
YEAR: 1992 1989
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 53 p.
SERIES: Publication (Stuttering Foundation of
America) ; no. 11.
ISBN: 0933388233 (pbk)
SUBJECT:
Stuttering in children -- Popular works.
Speech therapy for children -- Popular works.
Children -- Speech disorders -- Therapy
OTHER: Stuttering Foundation of America.

ACCESSION: 19276691
AUTHOR:
Ainsworth, Stanley Humphreys, 1913-
TITLE: If your child stutters :
a guide for parents
EDITION: 3rd rev. ed.
PLACE: Memphis, Tenn. :
PUBLISHER: Speech Foundation of America,
YEAR: 1989
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 53 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
SERIES: Publication / Speech Foundation of America
; no. 11
SUBJECT:
Stuttering in children.
Speech disorders in children.
OTHER: Fraser-Gruss, Jane.
Speech Foundation of America.

ACCESSION: 18435041
AUTHOR:
Ainsworth, Stanley Humphreys, 1913-
TITLE: If your child stutters :
a guide for parents
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PLACE: Memphis, Tenn. :
PUBLISHER: Speech Foundation of America,
YEAR: 1988
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 53 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
SERIES: Publication / Speech Foundation of America
; no. 11
Publication (Speech Foundation of America) ; no. 11.
ISBN: 0933388233 (pbk.)
SUBJECT:
Stuttering in children -- Psychological aspects -- Popular
works.
OTHER: Fraser, Jane.

ACCESSION: 30976668
AUTHOR:
Culatta, Richard.
TITLE: Stuttering therapy :
an integrated approach to theory and practice
PLACE: Boston :
PUBLISHER: Allyn and Bacon,
YEAR: 1995
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xii, 442 p. ; 24 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-
423) and indexes.
ISBN: 0023263113
SUBJECT:
Stuttering -- Treatment.
Stuttering -- Bibliography.
Stuttering -- therapy.
OTHER: Goldberg, Stanley A.

ACCESSION: 33403708
AUTHOR:
Bobrick, Benson, 1947-
TITLE: Knotted tongues :
stuttering in history and the quest for a cure
PLACE: New York :
PUBLISHER: Kodansha International,
YEAR: 1996 1995
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 240 p. ; 22 cm.
SERIES: Kodansha globe
NOTES: Originally published: New York : Simon
& Schuster, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-226) and
index.
ISBN: 1568361211 (pbk.)
SUBJECT:
Stuttering.

ACCESSION: 32131377
TITLE: Stuttering and your child
PLACE: Memphis, Tenn. : London :
PUBLISHER: Suttering Foundation of America ;
Association for Stammerers [distributor],
YEAR: 1994 1989
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 64 p.
SERIES: Publication (Stuttering Foundation of
America) ; no. 22.
ISBN: 0933388284 (pbk)
SUBJECT:
Stuttering in children -- United States -- Popular works.
Stuttering in children -- United States -- Examinations,
questions, etc.
Speech therapy -- United States -- Popular works.
Speech therapy -- United States -- Examinations,
questions, etc.
Children -- Speech disorders
OTHER: Conture, Edward G.
Fraser, Jane.
Stuttering Foundation of America.

ACCESSION: 28517197
AUTHOR:
Fraser, Malcolm.
TITLE: Self-therapy for the stutterer
EDITION: 8th ed.
PLACE: Memphis, TN :
PUBLISHER: Stuttering Foundation of
America,
YEAR: 1993
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
SERIES: Publication / Stuttering Foundation of
America ; no. 12
Publication (Stuttering Foundation of America) ; no. 12.
NOTES: Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 188.
ISBN: 0933388322
SUBJECT:
Stuttering -- Prevention.
Speech disorders -- Therapy

ACCESSION: 22490980
TITLE: Stuttering and your child :
questions and answers
PLACE: Memphis, Tenn. :
PUBLISHER: Speech Foundation of America,
YEAR: 1989
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 64 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
SERIES: Publication / Speech Foundation of America
; no. 22
Publication (Speech Foundation of America) ; no. 22.
ISBN: 0933388284
SUBJECT:
Stuttering in children.
OTHER: Conture, Edward G.
Fraser, Jane.