LSVT Motor Speech Disorders Exam 2 - Lee
Silverman Voice Treatment Questions And Answers
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LSVT LOUD is an efficacious voice/speech treatment that was specifically
developed for individuals with _____________________ - ANSWERS
Parkinson's disease
The program utilizes high ___________________ & _______________ effort to
improve voice and speech function. - ANSWERS - respiratory
- phonatory
Following assessment, the LSVT LOUD protocol involves a treatment frequency of
_____________________. - ANSWERS 4x/week for 4 weeks (16 sessions in
one month)
Goal of LSVT LOUD - ANSWERS Patient uses his/her louder voice
"automatically" in daily communication and that there is long-term carryover.
LSVT®LOUD Paradigm Shifts - ANSWERS • Target: Vocal Loudness (amplitude)
• Mode: Intensive and High Effort
• Calibration: Generalization
Vocal loudness - ANSWERS • Cueing increased vocal loudness does NOT mean
teaching patients to talk "loud"
, • Loudness is what the patient feels in order to have a voice that is WNL
• You are training healthy vocal loudness
Motor Speech Disorders are challenging because you could have... - ANSWERS
◦ Degenerative
◦ Cognitive
◦ Multiple disabilities
◦ Multiple speech production problems
Treatment of one speech target _______________ many levels of speech
production - ANSWERS - enhances
• Improves efficiency of treatment
• Simplify treatment
Target: Vocal Loudness (amplitude) - ANSWERS • Single motor organizing
theme
• Maximally impacts other aspects of speech production
• Maximum change with minimum patient "cognitive" effort
• Scales up effort across the speech mechanism
• Initiated at vertically lowest level of speech production
How to increase loudness - ANSWERS •LOUD as the "trigger"
◦ Deep breath
◦ Open mouth
Silverman Voice Treatment Questions And Answers
With Complete Solutions | New Update 2026
LSVT LOUD is an efficacious voice/speech treatment that was specifically
developed for individuals with _____________________ - ANSWERS
Parkinson's disease
The program utilizes high ___________________ & _______________ effort to
improve voice and speech function. - ANSWERS - respiratory
- phonatory
Following assessment, the LSVT LOUD protocol involves a treatment frequency of
_____________________. - ANSWERS 4x/week for 4 weeks (16 sessions in
one month)
Goal of LSVT LOUD - ANSWERS Patient uses his/her louder voice
"automatically" in daily communication and that there is long-term carryover.
LSVT®LOUD Paradigm Shifts - ANSWERS • Target: Vocal Loudness (amplitude)
• Mode: Intensive and High Effort
• Calibration: Generalization
Vocal loudness - ANSWERS • Cueing increased vocal loudness does NOT mean
teaching patients to talk "loud"
, • Loudness is what the patient feels in order to have a voice that is WNL
• You are training healthy vocal loudness
Motor Speech Disorders are challenging because you could have... - ANSWERS
◦ Degenerative
◦ Cognitive
◦ Multiple disabilities
◦ Multiple speech production problems
Treatment of one speech target _______________ many levels of speech
production - ANSWERS - enhances
• Improves efficiency of treatment
• Simplify treatment
Target: Vocal Loudness (amplitude) - ANSWERS • Single motor organizing
theme
• Maximally impacts other aspects of speech production
• Maximum change with minimum patient "cognitive" effort
• Scales up effort across the speech mechanism
• Initiated at vertically lowest level of speech production
How to increase loudness - ANSWERS •LOUD as the "trigger"
◦ Deep breath
◦ Open mouth
