Disturbances in Thought

Question 1

False belief that cannot be corrected by reasons

Answer 1

Delusions

Question 2

False belief that others are against him or will harm him

Answer 2

Persecutory Delusions (Paranoid)

Question 3

False belief that one denies existence of self or part of self

In extreme cases, the person believes that he is already dead

Answer 3

Nihilistic Delusion (Cotard’s Syndrome)

Question 4

False belief that one thoughts and actions are controlled by an external force

Answer 4

Alien Control

Question 5

False belief that one’s thought can be read by others

Answer 5

Thought Broadcasting

Question 6

False belief that one’s thought is taken by others

Answer 6

Thought Withdrawal

Question 7

False belief that others inserted thoughts or ideas into his mind

Answer 7

Thought Insertion

Question 8

False belief that situations or event in the environment are directly projected into the client

Answer 8

Ideas of Reference

Question 9

False belief that one is superior and powerful

Answer 9

Grandiosity

Question 10

False belief that one feels unworthy, ugly, or sinful

Answer 10

Self-Depreciation

Question 11

False belief pertaining to body image or function

Answer 11

Somatic Delusion

Question 12

Flow of unconnected words that convey no meaning to the listener

Answer 12

Word Salad

Question 13

A persistent and irresistible thought that a person is driven to think again and again

Answer 13

Obsession

Question 14

A morbid belief that one is sick

Answer 14

Hypochondria

Question 15

A tendency to emit the same verbal or motor response again and again usually as a response to a stimulus

Answer 15

Perseveration

Question 16

Patient provides a lot of details before finally answering the question

Answer 16

Circumstantiality

Question 17

Verbal production is not at all related to the question

Answer 17

Tangentiality

Question 18

Sudden stoppage of thought without an apparent reason

Answer 18

Thought Blocking

Question 19

Creating new words that only the client understands

Answer 19

Neologism

Question 20

Patient’s verbal production is impossible to follow d/t lack of organization and lack of connection between ideas

Answer 20

Loose Association

Question 21

Extreme form of loose association wherein there is no two words that connect together to form and logical association

Answer 21

Word Salad

Question 22

Patient speaks in rhymes

Answer 22

Clang Association

Question 23

Over productivity of talk and verbal jumping quickly from one idea to another

Sometimes ideas are superficially associated

Answer 23

Flight of Ideas

Question 24

Patient has few ideas and focus only on negative aspects

Answer 24

Poverty of Ideas