Other Master Degree-Master in Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning 1st Year Voice and Fluency Disorders(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

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          First Year MASLP Degree Supplementary Examinations - June 2013

                                    Voice and Fluency Disorders

Time: 3 hrs                                                 Max marks: 80

• Answer all questions

• Draw diagrams wherever necessary




Essays:  (5X16=80)

1 Describe how different evaluation procedures for fluency disorders lead to differential therapy for ameliorating stuttering. 16

2 Describe the neuroanatomy of the vagus nerve with a note on the effects of paralysis of the superior branch of this nerve.  16

3 Enumerate the developments that have taken place in the field of stuttering since 1970 that have enhanced our understanding of the etiology of stuttering.     16

4 What are the uses of digital signal processing technology for voice scientist and pathologist.  16

5 What dimensions of speech, language and communication you would focus on in the treatment for cluttering. Mention the factors related to singing that are associated with voice problems in professional singers . What is the role ascribed to posterior cricoarytenoid muscle in precipitating stuttering.  (6+6+4)

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