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Flight of idea
rapid thoughts, jumping from topic to topic
Word salad
purple monkey dishwasher
Neologism
new words/ phrases
Pressure of speech
increased volume and speed of speech - mania
Logoclonia
repeat the last syllable of a word/ phrase
Obsessions
recurrent thought or behaviour
Monomania
pathological preoccupation with a single subject/ idea
Echopraxia
automatic imitation of another person’s movements
Preservation
repetition of a particular response, idea, or behaviour beyond what is contextually appropriate
Knights move
- ideas are connected in an unusual way
Clang association
use of words or phrases based on their sound rather than their meaning, often resulting in a series of rhyming or alliterative expressions
Derailment
conversation randomly moves to another topic
Poverty of speech
lack of spontaneous speech.
Thought blocking
The patient suddenly halts in their thought process and cannot continue.
Capgras
oneself or another person has been replaced by a clone
Ekbom
infested with parasites (psychotic illness or B12 def, hypothyroidism)
Cotard
dead or rotting
Othello
unfaithful partner
Folie a deux
delusion shared by 2 or more people
Fregoli
everyone is the same person in a different disguise
De clerembault’s/ erotomania
being the object of love
Somatoform
physical symptoms that cannot be explained
Conversion
neurological symptoms like paralysis, pseudoparalysis, sensory changes. Linked to emotional stress
Hypochondriasis
concerned about developing a serious illness, demand unnecessary test
Munchausen’s
pt intentionally fakes a sign or symptom in order to gain attention and play the pt role
Malingering
fake or induce an illness for secondary benefits ie money
