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EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL TEST BANK
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ Define clanging. Answer: Selecting words in speech based on sound
rather than meaning.
⩥ What is preservation in speech? Answer: The persistent repetition of
words or ideas.
⩥ What does echolalia mean? Answer: The repetition of the words and
phrases of others.
⩥ What is looseness of association? Answer: A disruption of logical or
meaningful connections between ideas and thoughts in a sequence.
⩥ Define incoherence in speech. Answer: Speech that is
incomprehensible and illogical.
⩥ What are compulsions in thought content? Answer: Behaviors driven
to perform, often linked to obsessive thoughts.
, ⩥ Define obsessions. Answer: Recurrent persistent thoughts that intrude
on an individual's mind.
⩥ What are phobias? Answer: Irrational fears that lead to avoidance
behavior.
⩥ What is derealization? Answer: A feeling that things are strange,
unreal, or remote.
⩥ What does depersonalization refer to? Answer: A sense of detachment
or that one's identity is different.
⩥ Define delusions. Answer: False fixed personal beliefs held despite
evidence to the contrary.
⩥ What is erotomania? Answer: A type of delusional disorder where a
person believes another is in love with them, often someone of higher
status.
⩥ What is a grandiose delusion? Answer: The belief that one is superior
or entitled to special treatment.
⩥ Define persecutory delusions. Answer: Feelings of being persecuted
or paranoid.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL TEST BANK
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ Define clanging. Answer: Selecting words in speech based on sound
rather than meaning.
⩥ What is preservation in speech? Answer: The persistent repetition of
words or ideas.
⩥ What does echolalia mean? Answer: The repetition of the words and
phrases of others.
⩥ What is looseness of association? Answer: A disruption of logical or
meaningful connections between ideas and thoughts in a sequence.
⩥ Define incoherence in speech. Answer: Speech that is
incomprehensible and illogical.
⩥ What are compulsions in thought content? Answer: Behaviors driven
to perform, often linked to obsessive thoughts.
, ⩥ Define obsessions. Answer: Recurrent persistent thoughts that intrude
on an individual's mind.
⩥ What are phobias? Answer: Irrational fears that lead to avoidance
behavior.
⩥ What is derealization? Answer: A feeling that things are strange,
unreal, or remote.
⩥ What does depersonalization refer to? Answer: A sense of detachment
or that one's identity is different.
⩥ Define delusions. Answer: False fixed personal beliefs held despite
evidence to the contrary.
⩥ What is erotomania? Answer: A type of delusional disorder where a
person believes another is in love with them, often someone of higher
status.
⩥ What is a grandiose delusion? Answer: The belief that one is superior
or entitled to special treatment.
⩥ Define persecutory delusions. Answer: Feelings of being persecuted
or paranoid.
