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| psychogenic disorders are generated by what? |
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| what psychological factors contribute to voice problems? |
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| fear, anxiety, depression, or ambivalence |
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| what is the obvious physical cause of a psychogenic voice disorder? |
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Definition
| there is no obvious cause because it is driven more by the psyche than the structures |
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| when looked at endoscopically, what does the larynx look like in a patient with functional dysphonia? |
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| what are non-communicative functions like in a patient with functional dysphonia? (ie: coughing, clearing throat, swallowing) |
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| what is somatization dysphonia? |
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| reflects a complex disorder requiring multidisciplinary intervention -- this person has a lot going on and needs a lot of people from several specialties to be involved |
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| what is the reason for symptoms in a patient with somatization dysphonia? |
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| there is no identifiable cause, although they're not inventing the symptoms |
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| what does the larynx look like endoscopically in a patient with functional aphonia? |
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| what are non-communicative functions like in a person with functional aphonia? |
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| what does a person with functional aphonia complain about? |
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Definition
| that he/she can't use the voice for communication |
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| how do we treat functional aphonia? |
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Definition
| quick fix - start out by having the patient cough and stretch it out into a vowel and then go from there |
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Term
| functional aphonia can arise from what? |
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Definition
| a long time of laryngitis or after long periods of vocal rest |
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| some cases of functional aphonia may represent what? |
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Definition
| more serious hidden conflicts |
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| when someone is hiding more serious conflicts through functional aphonia, what does the SLP need to do? |
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Definition
| gentle probing followed by referral to psychology or psychiatry which may be important for recovering voice use |
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| is conversational aphonia malingering? |
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| does functional aphonia affect more men or women? |
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| what is puberphonia or mutational falsetto? |
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| a male with an adult sized larynx using an inappropriately high pitched voice for speech |
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| psychological concerns/underlying issues - (EG: abused as a child |
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| what are non-communication functions like in a person with puberphonia? |
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| how do we treat puberphonia? |
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Definition
| we extend the client's cough to show them that their voice can be in the normal range -- this is a short term treatment |
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| functional disorders include what two things? |
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Definition
| muscular tension dysphonia and psychogenic dysphonia |
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Term
| what three types of voice disorders can overlap? |
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Definition
| organic, functional, and neurogenic |
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