Stream Disorder Of Thoughts Flashcards
Tangentiality
- The patient never gets from the desired point to the desired goal and goes off the core of the topic.
- Introduces many unrelated topics, until the original topic of discussion is lost.
- The central idea is not communicated
Example of Tangentiality
ممكن تتكلمي عن اولادك؟
انا عملي متعب جدا
Circumstantially
Before getting the point or answering the question ,the patient gives countless and unnecessary details but gets from desired point to desired goal.
Example of Circumstantially
متى بدا الالم؟
يوم السبت قمت من النوم و غسلت وجهي و فطرت جبنة و مربى
وحليب قليل الدسم ولبست جينز ازرق وتي شيرت احمر وركبت السيارة لكن البنزين كان مخلص ورحت ….. و…..و…..ويوم الاثنين بعد الغدى تعبت
Looseness of Association
Thinking haphazard,illogical and confused, connection of thought is interrupted , appear mostly in schizophrenic disorder.
Example of looseness of association
اكيد عينها خضرة عشان تاكل خس كثير
Flight of idea
Rapid jumping from one idea to another, the connection b\t idea is through stimuli from last idea or external stimuli.
Example on flight of idea
الورد احمر و رحت صفيت في البحر الاحمر
Clang association
Meaningless rhythm of words
Example on clang association
رحت البحر وشفت القمر وركبت الهمر
Incoherence
Mixture of phrases that have no meaning with no logical connection. The extreme is word salad.
Example of incoherence
نمت العشا داخل الباب
Word salad
A mixture of words that have no meaning with no logical connection
Example on word salad
النحل يسوي عسل و السفينة تمشي
Pressure of speech
Forceful rapid speech that is increased in the amount and difficult to interrupts .It is heard in a manic patient as a result of overcrowded thoughts.