Abnormalities of Thought Form

What is the primary characteristic of delusions?

Which of the following is an example of an abnormality of form of thinking?

What is the main difference between delusions and overvalued ideas?

Which of the following is not an example of an abnormality of content of thinking?

What is the term for a recurring, intrusive thought or image that is distressing to the individual?

In which psychological condition are memory flashbacks commonly seen?

What is the term for a persistent and excessive fear of a specific object or situation?

What is the term for a recurring, negative thought pattern that is distressing to the individual?

Which of the following is an example of an abnormality of content of thinking that is characterized by a false sense of danger or threat?

What is the primary distinction between abnormalities of form of thinking and abnormalities of content of thinking?

Abnormalities of Form of Thought

Formal Thought Disorders (FTD) or disorganized speech can be assessed by evaluating the thought process, specifically goal-directedness.

Goal-Directedness Abnormalities

Circumstantiality: overinclusion of unnecessary details, with a sequential connection, eventually returning to the original subject or question.
Tangentiality: failure to return to the original point, with irrelevant and insignificantly related thoughts.

Abnormalities of Association

Loosening of association: difficulty seeing connections between thoughts.
Incoherence (word salad, schizophasia): extreme loss of association.
Clang associations: associations based on alliteration, rhyming, or assonance.
Punning: associations based on double meanings.

Idiosyncratic Language Use

Neologism: private symbolism in language use.
Cryptolalia: the use of obscure or private language.

Repetition Abnormalities

Stereotypy (vocal and verbal): repetitive or ritualistic utterances.
Verbigeration: repetition of stereotyped phrases.
Perseveration: repetition of words or phrases despite stimulus absence or cessation.
Echolalia: repetition of words spoken by others.
Palilalia (auto-echolalia): repetition of one's own words.
Logoclonia: repetition of a word's last syllable.
Coprolalia: repetition of obscene language.

Abnormalities of Flow of Thought

Flight of ideas: rapid speech, frequent topic shifts, commonly seen in manic patients.

Abnormalities of Content of Thought

Delusions: false, fixed beliefs not corrected by reasoning, not shared by others.
Obsessions
Phobias
Overvalued ideas
Anxious apprehension
Depressive rumination
Memory flashbacks (in PTSD)
Preoccupations

This quiz assesses the thought process, focusing on formal thought disorders or disorganized speech, and goal-directedness. Learn to identify and analyze abnormalities of thought form in psychology.