The Influence of Voice Volume, Pitch, and Speech Rate on Progressive Relaxation Training (8)

Name: Theresa White

Source #__1__ Bibliography

(MLA or APA)

10 pts

Knowlton, Glenn E., and Kevin T. Larkin. "The Influence of Voice Volume, Pitch, and Speech Rate on Progressive Relaxation Training: Application of Methods from Speech Pathology and Audiology." Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback 31.2 (2006): 173-85. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 8 Oct. 2017.

Annotation:

(Describe ALL info. that might be important for your paper. Explain to the reader and/or summarize what might be found in this source)

35 pts

This journal was mainly about the effects of the voice volume, pitch, and speech rate on Progressive Relaxation Training specifically for Speech Pathology and Audiology. The author suggests that a major part of Speech Therapy is the dialogue between the therapist and patient that in a way promotes and maintains the progress throughout the therapy. If a child is in speech therapy it is easier for them to have a conversation with their therapist because it gives the speech therapist a good idea on whether the child can put the sounds he or she is learning in a proper conversation. A study showed that talk therapy could affect how the child learned from their therapist. Talk therapy rely deeply on guided imagery, meditation, hypnotic induction or progressive muscle relaxation training (PRT). But, if the therapist has a different voice volume, pitch, and timbre of speech it can greatly change the effectiveness of the therapy of the child. For example, the goal is to relax the student and if the speech therapist’s voice is not soothing the entire “operation” will not succeed. Another study was conducted by two scientists named Morris and Suckerman. They compared a warm therapist with a cold therapist using an automatic procedure to control for any possible variation in the therapists implementation. The results indicated a significant improvement on self-report measures of tests and trait anxiety for the warm treatment group. The voice of the warm therapist was described as soft, melodic, and casual and they realized it was extremely important for successful treatment outcomes. The article goes on to describe this experiment more in detail and the certain measures of sound taken from each therapy session from the warm therapist and the cold therapist.

Potential Quotes:

(Are there any significant quotes you can use or paraphrase from this source?)

15 pts

“Evidence from these studies suggest that a voice that is soft, melodic, and casual may be important for demonstrating successful treatment outcomes” (Knowlton and Larkin 174).

“Operationalizing the therapist’s voice in vague terms such as ‘warm’ ‘soft’ ‘pleasant’ or ‘melodic’ does little for understanding the intricate vocal characteristics involved” (Knowlton and Larkin 174).

“The primary aim of this paper is to describe how methods devised for evaluating vocal characteristics in speech pathology and audiology settings can be used to in psychological research for purposes of evaluating therapy outcomes” (Knowlton and Larkin 174).

“Psychoanalysts, humanists, and cognitive behavioral therapists alike all rely upon the therapeutic dialogue between therapists and patient to promote and maintain progress in therapy” (Knowlton and Larkin 173).

“Although not representing a typical course of PRT, previous studies have obtained significant reductions in both physiological and subjective measures of tension after a single session of relaxation training” (Knowlton and Larkin 175).

Assessment:

(Analyze and explain why this source is credible)

15 pts

The journal is published by the Springer Science and Business Media Inc. This journal was published on August 3rd, 2006 and appears to have many reviews on this specific journal online. This journal is a part of a set of books under the name Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and is found in volume 31, number 2.

Reflection:

(How will you potentially use it?)

25 pts

I will potentially use this article in my research to signify the importance of the voice reflection of the therapist and how everything that the therapist does throughout the session can greatly impact their patient throughout the process of fixing their language. I also learned about a different method of therapy called Progressive Relaxation Training. This type of therapy will help me further understand the different ways each speech therapist can attend to their clients.

This is the first part of my annotated bibliography. I have already learned so much about my specific major and I cannot wait to do more research about this amazing program!