Affective and Cognitive Symptoms
The affective and cognitive symptoms
develop over a period of time and are the result of communication
breakdowns and the penalties (inability to say things, ridicule
by others, etc.) suffered by the person who stutters. These
breakdowns and penalties cause the person who stutters to:
- develop word and situation fears
- begin to avoid feared words and
situations
- develop secondary mannerisms, such as
eye blinks, foot tapping, head jerks, etc. to escape
from, or avoid, stuttering
- use interjections, such as "let's
see, you know, like" as starters to get the speech
flow started
- use interjections, such as "let's
see, you know, like" as postponers, or a delaying
tactic, to get a problem word out without stuttering on
it
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Last revised: February 03, 2001