Persecution (delusion type)
Believing that others are conspiring against the person or have malevolent intentions toward him or her
Grandeur/grandiose/grandiosity
(delusion type)
Believing in one's special powers or mission
Religious
(delusion type)
Having an unrealistic or special relationship with God
Somatic
(delusion type)
False belief involving functioning of the body
Loose associations (Associative looseness/ Derailment)
-Thought Process
Disorganized thinking that jumps from one idea to another with little or no evident relation between the thoughts
Flight of ideas
-Thought Process
A continuous flow of speech in which the person jumps rapidly from one topic to another
Tangentiality
-Thought Process
Wandering of the topic and never providing the information requested
Clang Association (Clanging)
-Thought Process
The choice of words is governed by sounds, often take the form of rhyming
Circumstantiality
-Thought Process
Delay in reaching the point of a communication because of unnecessary and tedious details
Perseveration
-Thought Process
Involuntary repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
Word salad
-Thought Process
A group of words that are put together randomly, without any logical connection
Neologism
-Thought Process
A word a person makes up that has meaning only for that person; often part of a delusional system
Thought Blocking
-Thought Process
A sudden interruption in the spontaneous flow of thinking
Hallucinations
False sensory perception without a stimuli present; can be auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory
Illusions
False perception of a real stimulus
Confabulation
make up answers to fill in memory gaps, usually associated with organic brain problems
Serial-number testing
Begin with the number 100, subtract 7, subtract 7 again, and so on
Backward-spelling testing
Spell "world" backward
Judgment
Behaviors and activities that reflect reasonable care for self or others
Insight
patient's recognition of their problem and need for treatment
Echopraxia
imitation of the movement of another person
Mood
Patient's internal state of mind that is exhibited through feelings and emotions
Affect
Patient's external response to changing states of mood