Primary Clinical Skills- Intro To Mental Status Practice Exam

Abnormal voice quality, volume, or pitch is described as which term?

Speech rate Dysphonia Circumlocution Paraphasia

Correct Answer:

Dysphonia

Explanation:

Abnormal voice quality, volume, or pitch is called dysphonia. This term captures changes in how the voice sounds, such as hoarseness, roughness, strain, breathiness, or unusual loudness or pitch, and it points to problems with the vocal cords, larynx, or the neuromuscular control of voice. The other terms describe different phenomena: speech rate is the speed of speaking, circumlocution is talking around a topic with roundabout phrasing, and paraphasia is producing incorrect or unintended words due to language processing issues.

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