Mental Health: Speech Definitions

Question 1

Flight of ideas

Answer 1

Overproduction of speech.
Characterized by rapid shifts from one topic to another and fragmented ideas.

Like a bird flying from branch to branch without any settling

Question 2

Loose Association

Answer 2

lack of logical relationship between thoughts and ideas.

ex. “I want some ice cream. Her skin is so soft and creamy. Have you had the cheesecake at the restaurant?”

Question 3

Neologisms

Answer 3

Creation of new word(s) y the patient
Tend to be a combination of existing words.

Neo-new.

Question 4

Perseveration

Answer 4

Involuntary excessive continuation or repetition of a single response, idea or activity.
Repeats the same idea in response to different questions

ex—OCD and counting
—idea: I am sick

Question 5

Circumstantial

Answer 5

Thought and speech associated with excessive and unessisary detail, usually relevant to the question.
An answer is eventually given

ie–delay in reaching the point due to details

Question 6

Tangential

Answer 6

Like circumstantial in which unnecessary and excessive detail is given regarding a question but the person eventually will diverge from the central point and never answers the original question

ie–never gets to the point

Question 7

Thought Blocking

Answer 7

Sudden stopping of a train of thought.
-or-
A sudden stop in the midst of a sentence

Question 8

Word Salad

Answer 8

a patient says a series of words the seam completely unrelated

Question 9

Clang Association

Answer 9

Sounds like an individual is rhyming, and contines their speech with this way of talking.

ex. “You are very cute. A cute mute, who sings in a suit, while eating his fruit.”

Question 10

Echolalia

Answer 10

Repeating like a parrot

Question 11

Mutism

Answer 11

Inability OR refusal to speak

Question 12

Poverty of speech

Answer 12

Minimal speech.

Rare to spontaneous