Thought disorder

Question 1

Akataphasia

Answer 1

• Kraepelin
• FTDs
• speech disorders are a result of thought disorder

Question 2

Loosening of associations

Answer 2

• Bleuler

- indicates presence of FTD

Question 3

Cameron

Answer 3

• proposed 4 characteristic formal thought disorders
  1. Metonymy
  2. ASyndesis
  3. Overinclusion
  4. Interpenetration

Question 4

Metonymy

Answer 4

• imprecise approximate expressions used as substitute words
• e.g paperskate=pen
• Cameron

Question 5

Asyndesis

Answer 5

• lack of genuine causal links in speech

- Cameron

Question 6

Overinclusion

Answer 6

-ideas that are only remotely related to the concept under consideration become incorporated in the patient’s thinking

Question 7

Interpenetration

Answer 7

-irrelevant thoughts penetrate ongoing stream of thoughts

Question 8

Carl Schneider (not Kurt)

Answer 8

• 5 elements of FTD
• substitution
• omission
• fusion
• drivelling
• derailment

Question 9

Kleist

Answer 9

-semantic disturbance in language is more common than grammatical or syntactical errors in schizophrenia
-Semantic problems:
Verbal Paraphrasis- meaningful sentences produced in spite of the loss of appropriate words
Literal paraphasia-no one can make out the meaning of sentences spoken except the patient

Question 10

Syntactical disturbance

Answer 10

• agrammatism-refers to loss of parts of speech
• paragrammatism-individual phrases are well constructed and meaningful, content delivered appears mixed up but individually understandable

Question 11

Vorbeireden

Answer 11

• talking past the point leading to approximate but not accurate answers to qestions asked in an interview
• described along with Ganser syndrome

Question 12

Von Domarus law

Answer 12

-proposed that FTD is a result of loss of deductive reasoning

Question 13

Measure

Answer 13

-COuld be measured using Kelly’s personal construct theory-based repertory grids (Bannister_