5 Questions
Which of the following is a characteristic of tangentiality?
The speaker goes off the topic and does not return to it
What occurs when a speaker shifts between unrelated and unconnected ideas and subjects?
Loose association
What is the defining feature of incoherence?
Severe degrees of loosening of associations resulting in disorganization
What does word salad refer to?
Mixture of words and phrases that have no meaning
What defines circumstantiality in communication?
Getting to the point or answering the question before providing background details
Test your knowledge on the disorders of thinking and speech with this quiz that covers domains such as form, stream (rate), and content. Identify and understand various disorders of thinking or speech, including tangentiality, circumstantiality, concrete thinking, flight of ideas, delusions, poverty of speech, and more.
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