Thought disorder terms Flashcards
1
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Alogia
A
poverty of speech
2
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Blocking
A
an abrupt stop in the middle of a train of thought
3
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Circumstantiality
A
inability to answer a question without giving excessive, unnecessary detail
4
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Clang association
A
Rhyming words without real meaning
5
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Loose association
A
Ideas slip off topic
6
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Echolalia
A
echoing of another persons speech
7
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Flight of ideas
A
excessive speech at a rapid rate that involves fragmented or unrelated ideas
8
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Illogicality
A
Conclusions are reached that do not follow logic
9
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Incoherence (word salad)
A
Gibberish
10
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Neologisms
A
New word formations
11
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Perseveration
A
Persistent repetition of words
