Assessment Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Flight of ideas
A
Rapid jumps in topic
2
Q
Loose association
A
Poorly related thoughts
3
Q
Echopraxia
A
Mimic movements
4
Q
Echolalia
A
Mimic verbalizations
5
Q
Clanging
A
Use of rhyming words (Play ball, call, fall)
6
Q
Neologisms
A
Use of made up words
7
Q
Word salad
A
Jumbled words ( purple elephant blanket tree sky yesterday walking pizza)
8
Q
Catatonia
A
Limited movement
*Cat woman moves slyly
9
Q
Waxy flexibility
A
Stays where moved
10
Q
Psychomotor agitation
A
Excessive movement
11
Q
Psychomotor retardation
A
Restricted movement
12
Q
Perseveration
A
Repeated phrase
13
Q
Tangential thinking
A
Topic wonders
14
Q
Hypervigilant
A
Paranoid watching
15
Q
Rumination
A
Persistent thoughts/same thoughts repeated
