On mental status examination, the patient's stream of thought reveals a lack of goal directedness, excessive details, and difficulty with closure. This thought pattern is called
A. Circumstantiality
B. Tangentiality.
C. Thought blocking.
D. Perseveration.
E. Neologism.
Ans: A. Circumstantiality
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