2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP Q&A WITH
FULL SOLUTION
◉ Perceptual Ratings. Answer: Assessment of voice quality based on
subjective perception.
◉ Deliberate Attention. Answer: Focused awareness on bodily
sensations during voice production.
◉ Ease in Voice Production. Answer: Facilitating effortless
vocalization through relaxation techniques.
◉ Cognitive Load. Answer: Mental effort required to process voice
production tasks.
◉ Generalization in Therapy. Answer: Applying learned skills across
different contexts and situations.
◉ Vocal Fold Stiffness. Answer: Reduced flexibility affecting voice
quality.
◉ Breathy Voice. Answer: Voice quality with excessive air leakage.
,◉ GRBAS Scale. Answer: System for evaluating voice quality
abnormalities.
◉ Grade (G). Answer: Degree of voice abnormality on GRBAS scale.
◉ Roughness (R). Answer: Irregular vocal fold vibrations affecting
sound quality.
◉ Breathiness (B). Answer: Sound quality due to air leakage during
phonation.
◉ Asthenia (A). Answer: Weakness or lack of power in the voice.
◉ Strain (S). Answer: Hyperfunctional phonation causing high-
frequency noise.
◉ Nasal Resonance. Answer: Sound quality influenced by nasal
cavity involvement.
◉ Perceptual Voice Assessment. Answer: Evaluation of voice quality
through listening.
, ◉ Prosody. Answer: Patterns of stress and intonation in speech.
◉ Hypernasal Resonance. Answer: Excessive nasal quality in voice
production.
◉ Hyponasal Resonance. Answer: Insufficient nasal quality, often
sounds blocked.
◉ Stridor. Answer: Abnormal sound during inhalation or exhalation.
◉ Diplophonia. Answer: Perception of two distinct pitches
simultaneously.
◉ Vocal Fry. Answer: Low, creaky voice quality at the end of phrases.
◉ Limited Pitch Range. Answer: Restricted ability to vary pitch
during speech.
◉ Virilization. Answer: Voice characteristics perceived as masculine.
◉ Limited loudness range. Answer: Inability to vary volume during
speech.