Thought Disorders Flashcards
What is circumstantiality?
Inability to answer a question without giving excessive, unnecessary detail. Patient DOES return to original point.
What is tangentiality?
Wandering from a topic WITHOUT returning to it
What are neologisms?
New word formations which may include the combining of 2 words
What are clang associations?
When ideas are related to each other only by the fact that they sound similar or rhyme
What is a word salad thought disorder?
Completely incoherent speech where real words are strung together in nonsense sentences
What is knight’s move thinking? (feature of what?)
Severe loosening of associations - unexpected and illogical leaps from one idea to another (feature of schizophrenia)
What is flight of ideas? (feature of what?)
Leaping from one topic to another but there are discernible links between them. (feature of mania)
What is perseveration thought disorder?
Repetition of ideas or words despite an attempt to change the topic
What is echolalia?
Repetition of someone else’s speech, including the question that was asked (typically no processing of what was actually said)
