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Bob-Dole

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During an interview, a patient suffering from schizophrenia gives answers that seem to be responses to the questions but are entangled in irrelevant details. What term is used to describe this phenomenon?
 
  a. alogia
  b. hallucination
  c. perseveration
  d. tangentiality

Question 2

Which of the following individuals exhibits behavior that would be described by the term disorganized speech?
 
  a. Harold, who uses words in peculiar ways
  b. Pat, who tends to overuse the past tense
  c. Susan, whose speech contains some grammatical errors
  d. Rebecca, who discusses strong convictions about preposterous ideas



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soda0602

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a.




Bob-Dole

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


mcarey591

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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