Delusion is a disorder of -
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Thought Thought disordersFormal thought disorders (Disorders of thought process)Disorders of thought contenti) . Racing thoughts :- Anxiety, Schizophreniaii) Retarded thoughts :- Depressioniii) Circumstantiality :- Mania, Schizophreniaiv) Thought blocking :- Schizophrenia, Severe anxietyv) Perseveration :- Organic brain disease, Schizophrenia (occasionally)vi) Loosening of association : - Schizophreniavii) Flight of ideas :- Maniaviii) Tangentialityix) Clunging & punning :- Mania & schizophreniax) Neologism, word salad, Echolalia :- Schizophreniai) Delusion :- Psychosis (Schizophrenia, mania, depression & othersii) Obsessioniii) Compulsioniv) Preoccupationsv) Phobiasvi) Depersonalization & Derealizationo In schizophrenia and mood disorders (depression, mania) all parts of the thought (thought process as well as content) are involved.o However, schizophrenia is conventionally referred as formal thought disorder.
Thought
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