Disturbances in Stream of Speech: Psychiatric Nursing
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What is the term used to describe a sudden cessation in the train of thinking before a thought or idea is finished?

  • Blocking (correct)
  • General disturbances
  • Poverty of speech
  • Pressure of speech
  • Which term describes forceful rapid loud speech that is difficult to interrupt?

  • Pressure of speech (correct)
  • Poverty of speech
  • Concrete thinking
  • Blocking
  • What is the term for using literal meaning without understanding the implicit meaning behind sentences?

  • Concrete thinking (correct)
  • Abstract thinking
  • Blocking
  • Pressure of speech
  • Which disturbance is characterized by a restriction in the amount of speech used with replies often being monosyllabic?

    <p>Poverty of speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ability allows someone to conceptualize ideas and understand the implicit meaning behind sentences?

    <p>Abstract thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of thinking is characterized by being egocentric and having no regard for reality?

    <p>Autistic thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of disturbance in the form of thought involves providing countless unnecessary details before getting to the central idea?

    <p>Circumstantiality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is characterized by a flow of thought where ideas shift from one subject to another in a completely unrelated manner?

    <p>Loosening associations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of thinking is seen in young children and those who have lost the ability to generalize?

    <p>Concrete thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of thought disturbance involves a mixture of phrases without logical connection, sometimes leading to 'word salad'?

    <p>Incoherence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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