During a conversation with a client with schizophrenia, the nurse realizes that the client's disorganized thinking is frequently manifested by looseness of association when the client states:
A)
"I hate all these speaking engagements required of me as the President of Hungary."
B)
"I had a good lunch. I love ice cream. My aunt visited yesterday."
C)
"Newspaper, ghetto, cat, rat, silly girl."
D)
"I wish they would clean the spiders off the wall."
B
Explanation:
A)
Looseness of association, or derailment, involves a pattern of speech in which ideas move from one track to another, often loosely connected. Option A describes delusional thinking. Option C is an example of a word salad. Option D may be a hallucination, or real.
Application
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
B)
Looseness of association, or derailment, involves a pattern of speech in which ideas move from one track to another, often loosely connected. Option A describes delusional thinking. Option C is an example of a word salad. Option D may be a hallucination, or real.
Application
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
C)
Looseness of association, or derailment, involves a pattern of speech in which ideas move from one track to another, often loosely connected. Option A describes delusional thinking. Option C is an example of a word salad. Option D may be a hallucination, or real.
Application
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
D)
Looseness of association, or derailment, involves a pattern of speech in which ideas move from one track to another, often loosely connected. Option A describes delusional thinking. Option C is an example of a word salad. Option D may be a hallucination, or real.
Application
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
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