Personality traits and psychological factors in voice pathology: A foundation for future research

Authors
Citation
N. Roy et Dm. Bless, Personality traits and psychological factors in voice pathology: A foundation for future research, J SPEECH L, 43(3), 2000, pp. 737-748
Citations number
110
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10924388 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
737 - 748
Database
ISI
SICI code
1092-4388(200006)43:3<737:PTAPFI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
It has been argued that personality, emotions, and psychological problems c ontribute to or are primary causes of voice disorders and that voice disord ers in turn create psychological problems and personality effects. This art icle (a) briefly reviews the literature surrounding the role of psychologic al and personality processes in individuals with functional dysphonia (FD), vocal nodules (VN), and spasmodic dysphonia (SD); (b) provides an overview of recent concepts in personality and trait structure; and (c) summarizes the fundamental tenets of a theoretical synthesis proposed by Roy and Bless (2000) to explain the dispositional bases of FD and VN. This theory links FD and VN to the signal sensitivities and behavioral response biases of neu rotic introverts and neurotic extraverts, respectively In a companion artic le, the merits of the Roy and Bless theory are evaluated.