Behavioral Health Terminology

5. Train of thought of the person changes logically from topic to topic but never returns to the initial topic
6. A belief that is false
8. Speech pattern where person rapidly jumps from topic to topic
11. Feeling detached as if an outside observer to the rest of the world
12. Gibberish, a string of words having no relation to each other
13. Unable to perform tasks or movement even though the task is understood
14. Speech patterns where there is limited connection between topics
15. Misperception of something real (thinking a rope is a snake)
16. impaired ability to recognize familiar objects and faces
17. Delay or sudden stop in thought processing and speech: not a lack of concentration

1. Involuntary, virtually unshakeable singular preoccupation with a specific thought or concern
2. A sensation from one of the 5 senses that is false
3. Poverty of speech
4. Excessive, unnecessary amount of detail in an attempt to explain themselves or answer a question
7. Person rhymes a word with made up words with no purpose
9. Repeats back exactly what is said to them
10. Made up words
11. Feeling detached as if an outside observer to one's own body