Thinking Terms

Question 1

Speech that lacks meaning, or where speech quantity is far greater than necessary for the message conveyed.

Answer 1

Poverty of Content

Question 2

Unshakable theory or belief in something false and impossible, despite evidence to the contrary.

Answer 2

Delusion

Question 3

Delusions with paranoia

Answer 3

Paranoid Delusion

Question 4

Delusions involving bizarre ideas and plots involving harm to the pt

Answer 4

Delusion of persecution

Question 5

Belief that one is famous or important figure

Answer 5

Delusion of Grandeur

Question 6

Delusion that someone or something is removing thought’s from one’s mind

Answer 6

Thought withdrawal

Question 7

Delusion that others are telephonic (capable of hearing one’s private thoughts)

Answer 7

Through broadcasting

Question 8

Delusion characterized by fixed, false belief that another person (typically famous and powerful) is one’s secret admirer

Answer 8

Erotomania

Question 9

Disorganized thinking as evidenced by disorganized speech.

Answer 9

Thought disorder

Question 10

Attribution of relationship between actions and events which can’t be reasonably justified. Ex: pt believes their thoughts can bring about changes int he world.

Answer 10

Magical thinking

Question 11

A newly created word whose meaning is unknown to others.

Answer 11

Neologism

Question 12

Mixture of familiar words and expressions assembled in random, senseless order.

Answer 12

Word Salad

Question 13

Citing excessively minute details which distract from the central theme of a conversation.

Answer 13

Cirumstantiality

Question 14

Replying to questions with digressive or otherwise irrelevant speech.

Answer 14

Tangentiality

Question 15

Inability to switch ideas along with the social context, as evidenced by the repetition of words or gestures after they have ceased to be socially relevant or appropriate.

Answer 15

Perseveration

Question 16

Series of ideas are presented with loosely apparent or completely inappropriate logical connections.

Answer 16

Loosening of associations

Question 17

Sudden, peculiar change of topic in otherwise logical speech.

Answer 17

Derailment

Question 18

Characteristic of mania. Rapid speech with frequent shifts in topic. (topic shifts are generally still associated.)

Answer 18

Flight of ideas

Question 19

Manner of speaking in which words are chosen for their related sounds rather than logical meaning. Seen often with psychotic mental illnesses.

Answer 19

Clanging

Question 20

Sudden inability to finish a thought, or to recall what the thought was.

Answer 20

Blocking

Question 21

Practice of uttering unintelligible, though fluent and speech like, vocalizations. Often assoc. w/ religious practice–> speaking in tongues.

Answer 21

Glossolalia