T2-Positive symptoms of Schizophrenia: Form of thought Flashcards
Thinking is characterized by speech in which ideas shift from one unrelated subject to another. The individual is unaware that the topics are unconnected. When the condition is severe, speech may be incoherent
Associative looseness
Inventing new worlds that are meaningless to others but have symbolic meaning to the psychotic person
Neologisms
Concreteness, or literal interpretations of the environment, represents a regression to an earlier level of cognitive development. Abstract thinking is very difficult
Contrete thinking
Choice of words is governed by sounds; often take the form of rhyming
Clang associations
A group of words that are put together randomly, without any logical connection
Word salad
The individual delays in reaching the point of a communication because of unnecessary and tedious details
Circumstantiality
Unrelated topics are introduced, and the focus of the original discussion is lost
Tangentiality
What is the difference between circumstantiality and tangentiality?
In tangentiality, the person never really gets to the point of the communication
An individuals inability or refusal to speak
Mutism
Persistently repeats the same word or idea in response to different questions
Perseveration
She wanted to give me a ride in her new uniphorum
Neologisms (uniphorum=made up word)
Most forward action grows life double plays circle uniform
Word salad
It is very cold. I am cold and bold. The gold has been sold
Clang associations
We wanted to take the bus, but the airport took all the traffic. Driving is the ticket when you want to get somewhere. No one needs a ticket to heaven. We have it all in our pockets.
Associative looseness
Can a schizophrenia patient understand this: I am climbing the walls; It is raining cats and dogs
No–these are abstract meanings—they understand concrete thinking!!!
