Beech / Fransella / Eysenck Research and Experiment in Stuttering

International Series of Monographs in Experimental Psychology
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5412-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Web PDF

Research and Experiment in Stuttering presents the phenomena and characteristics of stuttering. This book describes the types of stuttering that may appear in many different psychological and physical settings. Organized into seven chapters, this book starts with a discussion of the definition of stuttering, which usually refers to particular forms of interruption to the free flow of speech with sufficient frequency to considerably impede verbal communication. This text then discusses several matters, including sex ratios of stutterers, incidence of stuttering, and prognosis of the disorder. Other chapters explain how the idea of psychological causation for stuttering developed. This book discusses as well the common observation that the stutterer appears to have a usually higher level of anxiety that the nonstutterer. The final chapter deals with the three significant procedures that have been used as methods for the modification of stuttering. This book is a valuable resource for psychologists and psychiatrists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beech, H. R.

Fransella, Fay

Eysenck, H. J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Research and Experiment in Stuttering;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS;10
6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;12
7;CHAPTER 1. THE BACKGROUND TO STUTTERING;14
7.1;1. Introduction;14
7.2;2. The Manifestations of Stuttering;17
7.3;3. The Incidence and Prevalence of Stuttering;25
7.4;4. The Prognosis for Stutterers;27
7.5;5. The Relation between Age and Stuttering;28
7.6;6. The Relation between LQ. and Stuttering;33
7.7;7. The Relationship of Stuttering to Sex;35
7.8;8. The Relation between Socio-economic Factors and Stuttering;39
7.9;9. Conclusions;41
8;CHAPTER 2. DEFINITION, DIAGNOSIS AND MEASUREMENT OF STUTTERING;42
8.1;A. DEFINITION;42
8.2;B. DIAGNOSIS;45
8.3;C. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT;56
8.4;D. RATE OF READING AND SPEAKING;64
9;CHAPTER 3. THEORIES OF STUTTERING;68
9.1;1. Introduction;68
9.2;2. Stuttering as a Perceptual Defect: Cherry and Sayers;70
9.3;3. Organic Theory of Stuttering: West;73
9.4;4. Perseverative Theory of Stuttering: Eisenson;75
9.5;5. An Expectancy Theory of Stuttering: Wischner;78
9.6;6. The Diagnosogenic Theory of Stuttering: Johnson;82
9.7;7. A Conflict Theory of Stuttering: Sheehan;86
9.8;8. Conclusions;92
10;CHAPTER 4. THE GENETIC AND ORGANIC FACTORS IN STUTTERING;93
10.1;1. Laterality;93
10.2;2. The Genetics of Stuttering;96
10.3;3. The Cardiovascular System;99
10.4;4. Metabolism and Physiology;100
10.5;5. Drugs;104
10.6;6. The Nervous System;109
10.7;7. The Respiratory System;111
10.8;8. The Muscle System;113
10.9;9. Conclusions;116
11;CHAPTER 5. THE PERSONALITY OF STUTTERERS;118
11.1;1. Introduction;118
11.2;2. Stuttering as a Neurotic Manifestation;119
11.3;3. General Personality Characteristics of the Stutterer;124
11.4;4. Investigations of Specific Personality Variables;125
11.5;5. The Self Concept;127
11.6;6. Anxiety and Hostility;133
11.7;7. Stutterer Subgroups;134
11.8;8. Test Scores as Prognostic Indicators;135
11.9;9. Conclusions;137
12;CHAPTER 6. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THREE BASIC PHENOMENA OF STUTTERING;139
12.1;A. THE CONSISTENCY AND EXPECTANCY EFFECTS;139
12.1.1;1. Description;139
12.1.2;2. Scoring;140
12.1.3;3. Expectancy and Adaptation;140
12.1.4;4. Word Analysis;142
12.1.5;5. Meaningfulness;146
12.1.6;6. Conclusions;149
12.2;B. THE ADAPTATION EFFECT;149
12.2.1;1. Description;149
12.2.2;2. Methods of Eliciting Oral Performance;150
12.2.3;3. Independent Variables Studied;152
12.2.4;4. Scoring;159
12.2.5;5. Reliability;159
12.2.6;6. Expectancy and Adaptation;160
12.2.7;7. The Transfer of Adaptation;162
12.2.8;8. Adaptation in the Listener and the Nonstutterer;162
12.2.9;9. Adaptation, Prognosis and Therapy;167
12.2.10;10. Theories of Adaptation;168
12.2.11;11. Conclusions;172
12.3;C. SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY;173
12.3.1;1. Description;173
12.3.2;2. Experimental Evidence;173
12.3.3;3. Conclusions;174
13;CHAPTER 7. STUDIES OF DELAYED AUDITORY FEEDBACK, THE "RHYTHM EFFECT", AND OPERANT CONDITIONING, IN THE MODIFICATION OF STUTTERING;176
13.1;1. Introduction;176
13.2;2. Experimental Studies of D.A.F, and Masking;177
13.3;3. Experimental Studies of the ''Rhythm Effect'';184
13.4;4. Operant Conditioning and Stuttering;194
13.5;5. Conclusions;203
14;REFERENCES;206
15;AUTHOR INDEX;224
16;SUBJECT INDEX;230