suppressive control

Attempts made by the stutterer to hide, conceal, repress or interiorize the overt behavioral components of stuttering. These are looked upon with disfavor by most speech-language pathologists because that makes the problem worse.

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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