A patient with schizophrenia states, "I'm going to the fribity to see a megnat." What term should the nurse use to describe this language?
a. Imagery
b. Soliloquy
c. Neologisms
d. Conversions
ANS: C
Words that the patient makes up are called neologisms. A. B. D. These terms do not describe the action of the patient making up words.
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