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.
Poverty of speech
The speech is brief and uncommunicative
Example on poverty of speech
من خبط راسك؟
راحت
Retardation
Refers to slow speech and prolonged latent period before response
Example on retardation ?
ايش فيك؟
…………………………….. راسي مصدع
Blocking
Sudden cessation of thought in the middle of sentence and person is unable to continue train of thoughts
Example on blocking
رحت السوق و شفت فستان لونه ….
Preservation
Psychopathological repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
Example on preservation
تروح معايا؟
ايوا
تجلس؟
ايوا
تبغى اكل؟
ايوا
Palilalia
Pathological repetition if the last word said
Example on palilalia
كنت عند خالتي و بناتها يسلمون عليك
يسلمون عليك
يسلمون عليك
يسلمون عليك
Echolalia
Repeating the speech of another person
Example on echolalia
- انا بركب خيل
انا بركب خيل
انا بركب خيل
-انا جيعانه
انا جيعانه
انا جيعانه
Irrelevant answer
The answer is not in harmony with the question asked
Irrelevant answe example
ايش شربتي؟
الكتاب عند امل
Neologism
The person invents new words or phrases often by combining syllables of other words. These new words have a special meaning for the person
Neologism example
Hakuna matata