NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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During a client interview, you noticed that the client shifts from one topic to another in a somewhat related way
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Looseness of association
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Flight of Ideas
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Neologism
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Circumstantiality
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Flight of ideas is a type of thought process that is similar to a tangential one in that the thoughts go off-topic, but the connection between the thoughts is less obvious and more difficult for a listener to follow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andreasen provided a contrast to tangentiality as well: ‘Flight of ideas is a derailment that occurs rapidly in the context of pressured speech. Tangentiality has been defined herein as a different phenomenon in that it occurs as the immediate response to a question’.
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