Objawy niepłynności mówienia u osób dorosłych oraz propozycje terapeutyczne z użyciem strategii „mówienia bardziej płynnego” – studia przypadków
Symptoms of speech dysfluency in adults and therapy sugestions for implementing the “fluency shaping” strategy – case studies

Author(s): Mieczysław Chęciek, Edwin Bażański
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Stuttering; speak more fluently; stutter more fluently; integrated therapy; diagnosti tools;case studies;
Summary/Abstract: In their article, the authors present two case studies of two adult male stuttering patients (21 and 23 years old). The aim of this study was to showcase the predominating diagnostictherapeutic procedure of “fluency-shaping” / “speak more fluently” approach. In this study the authors used observation, interview, tests/questionnaires, documents analysis as well as projection techniques. A short description of another approach – the “stuttering modification” / “stutter more fluently” approach is also presented, which has been used with the patients but to a lesser extent. In the end, the method used was complex therapeutic method (“modified psycho-physiological therapy”) as “integrated therapy”. The next step was to analyze those individual cases in which above mentioned methods were used in both diagnosis and therapy. Control tests suggest better and more sustainable effects in increasing fluency as well as significantly decreasing covert stuttering (logophobia/social fear). In their article, the authors highlight the importance of breathing and voice emission techniques in decreasing the symptoms of physiological blocking (especially in the initial stages of therapy).

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