Forum | May 01, 1972Some Clinical Notes on Forced Stuttering Oliver Bloodstein and Roberta Levy Shogan Author Notes © 1972 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Forum | May 01, 1972 Some Clinical Notes on Forced Stuttering Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, May 1972, Vol. 37, 177-186. doi:10.1044/jshd.3702.186 Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, May 1972, Vol. 37, 177-186. doi:10.1044/jshd.3702.186 Web of Science® Times Cited: 8 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Bloodstein, O. & Shogan, R. L. (1972). Some Clinical Notes on Forced Stuttering. J Speech Hear Disord, 37(2), 177-186. doi: 10.1044/jshd.3702.186. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Some Clinical Notes on Forced Stuttering You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Stutterers sometimes report that by exerting articulatory pressure they can force themselves to have “real” blocks. A procedure was devised for instructing subjects to force stuttering under various conditions and for recording their introspections. Most subjects were able to force at least a few blocks which they regarded as real. Most of the words on which the attempts were said to succeed were feared or difficult words, and at times subjects assisted the process by “telling” themselves that they would not be able to say the word. Fewer subjects were able to force blocks on isolated sounds than on words, and almost none claimed to succeed on mere articulatory contacts. Subjects repeatedly characterized “real” stuttering as involving feelings of physical tension and loss of control over speech. The nature of the forced block is discussed with reference to a concept of stuttering as a struggle reaction which has acquired a high degree of automaticity. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Related Topics