CD 450; Message to a Stutterer by
Joseph G. Sheehan and Chapter 1 well
answered
**Approach Avoidance Conflict - ANS ✔✔problem of fear
Who is Joseph G. Sheehan? - ANS ✔✔PhD prof. of Psych at UCLA where he established a clinic
for stuttering and devoted 35 years to experimentation, research and writing on the problem of
stuttering
How did Sheehan define stuttering? - ANS ✔✔- disorder of social presentation of the self
-not a speech disorder, a conflict revolving around self and role
-an identity problem
List some secondary behaviors seen in this video. - ANS ✔✔blinking, nose flaring, opening
mouth
**The Iceberg of Stuttering - ANS ✔✔part everyone sees is the smaller part but the larger part
is what a PWS carries with them
The more tension and fear - ANS ✔✔the more one stutters
Parents need to have what with CWS? - ANS ✔✔Tolerance for hesitation and not to discipline
when child is learning language
What is the baby hippopotamus effect? - ANS ✔✔stutterer pretends nothing is happening so
builds up tension in himself and stutters more
, What were some strategies to stop from stuttering? - ANS ✔✔talking in an accent, role playing,
rhythmic speech
How does "take a deep breath" help? - ANS ✔✔bad advice, distraction, turns into a secondary
behavior
What should the listener do? - ANS ✔✔let PWS find their own words, be accepting, and reduce
time pressure
How do you bring the iceberg to the surface? - ANS ✔✔Need to actively and openly work on
the stutter
What are some tricks or crutches? - ANS ✔✔substitutions, descriptions, pushing fingers
**False Role Disorder - ANS ✔✔1% of the world affected, 1/100 people
Need to accept role of PWS to be more comfortable and change attitude, be self accepting
Is babbling considered stuttering? - ANS ✔✔NO
What is typical recovery time? - ANS ✔✔6mo-1 year
**Focus on the person - ANS ✔✔Take person into account, fluency problem, false role disorder,
pretense, approach avoidance
The PWS needs to learn how to - ANS ✔✔get over guilt, shame, and reduce emotional load,
take pride in themselves
Joseph G. Sheehan and Chapter 1 well
answered
**Approach Avoidance Conflict - ANS ✔✔problem of fear
Who is Joseph G. Sheehan? - ANS ✔✔PhD prof. of Psych at UCLA where he established a clinic
for stuttering and devoted 35 years to experimentation, research and writing on the problem of
stuttering
How did Sheehan define stuttering? - ANS ✔✔- disorder of social presentation of the self
-not a speech disorder, a conflict revolving around self and role
-an identity problem
List some secondary behaviors seen in this video. - ANS ✔✔blinking, nose flaring, opening
mouth
**The Iceberg of Stuttering - ANS ✔✔part everyone sees is the smaller part but the larger part
is what a PWS carries with them
The more tension and fear - ANS ✔✔the more one stutters
Parents need to have what with CWS? - ANS ✔✔Tolerance for hesitation and not to discipline
when child is learning language
What is the baby hippopotamus effect? - ANS ✔✔stutterer pretends nothing is happening so
builds up tension in himself and stutters more
, What were some strategies to stop from stuttering? - ANS ✔✔talking in an accent, role playing,
rhythmic speech
How does "take a deep breath" help? - ANS ✔✔bad advice, distraction, turns into a secondary
behavior
What should the listener do? - ANS ✔✔let PWS find their own words, be accepting, and reduce
time pressure
How do you bring the iceberg to the surface? - ANS ✔✔Need to actively and openly work on
the stutter
What are some tricks or crutches? - ANS ✔✔substitutions, descriptions, pushing fingers
**False Role Disorder - ANS ✔✔1% of the world affected, 1/100 people
Need to accept role of PWS to be more comfortable and change attitude, be self accepting
Is babbling considered stuttering? - ANS ✔✔NO
What is typical recovery time? - ANS ✔✔6mo-1 year
**Focus on the person - ANS ✔✔Take person into account, fluency problem, false role disorder,
pretense, approach avoidance
The PWS needs to learn how to - ANS ✔✔get over guilt, shame, and reduce emotional load,
take pride in themselves
