self-role conflict

The dilemma resulting from personal role expectations which are in conflict with the expectations of others; the self-concept of not meeting demands for speech fluency.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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