A nurse is interviewing a client with schizophrenia when the client begins to say, "Kite, night, right, height, fright." The nurse documents this as which of the following?
A) Clang association
B) Stilted language
C) Verbigeration
D) Neologisms
Ans: A
The client is manifesting clang association, which is the repetition of words or phrases that are similar in sound but are in no other way connected. Stilted language is the use of overly and inappropriate artificial formal language. Verbigeration is the purposeless repetition of words or phrases. Neologisms are words that are made up that have no common meaning and are not recognized.
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