Disorders of thought/speech - differentials Flashcards
1
Q
Repeating same words or answers?
A
Perseveration
2
Q
Repeating exactly what someone has said.
A
Echolalia
3
Q
Making up new words?
A
Neologism
4
Q
disorganised speech, sentences that do not make sense?
A
Word salad (real words)
5
Q
difficulty putting together words. Often develops following a stroke?
A
Expressive dysphasia
6
Q
little information conveyed by speech?
A
Alogia (short, one-word answers)
7
Q
answers diverge from topic?
A
Tangentiality
8
Q
clanging?
A
Associating words based on sound (think rhyming)
