Mental status terms - psychopathology

Flight of Ideas

continuous, acceleration speech; jumping from one topic to another

Echopraxia

imitating movements of others

Echolalia

repetitive echoing of words spoken by others

Blocking

obstruction/interruption in normal thinking

Expansive mood

lack of restraint in expressing feelings

Delusions of reference

events/objects in the environment have particular significance and are

linked to oneself

Bizarre Delusions

totally implausible

Thought Broadcasting

delusions that one’s thoughts are being broadcast so loudly they can be

perceived by others

Thought insertion

delusion that one’s thoughts are not their own, but are being inserted by

someone or something else

Derealization

altered reality

Depersonalization

feelings of loss of identity

Poverty of Speech

stopping in the middle of thought

Ideas of Reference

believing that coincidental events have significance

Circumstantial Speech

indirect, and delayed reaction because of excessive and/or irrelevant

detail