Which symptom related to thought-flow disturbance is the nurse most likely to assess in a newly admitted client who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic episode?
1. Slow, halting speech
2. Flight of ideas
3. Schemata
4. Anhedonia
ANS: 2
Flight of ideas is a continuous rapid flow of speech marked by jumping from topic to topic. It is a manifestation of thought disorder associated with inability to filter stimuli causing increased dis-tractibility. 1. This would be seen in depression. 3. This is not a symptom of a thought-flow dis-order. 4. This is not a symptom of a thought-flow disorder.
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