Incomprehensible language is characteristic of persons with schizophrenia. A client is telling you about his hallucinations of Indians on the wind calling out to him "ipeechee
" You offer the client a drink of water, and the client says, "Emanah". You wonder about these words, which seem created by the client. If in your assessment you discover that the client makes up these words, they are good examples of which of the following? a. incoherence
b. neologisms
c. tangentiality
d. word salad
B
The client's use of the words ipeechee and Emanah are examples of neologisms. Neologistic words are words invented by the individual with schizophrenia.
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