<unk>  is a symptom of several psychiatric diseases and mental disorders associated with cognition and formal thought disorders. It is manifested in patterns of speech, where categories and lists become overly broad as concepts unrelated at first glance become related through tangential connections.
An example of<unk>  might be as follows:
(Schutz, 2006)
The inclusion of extraneous items in the listing is evidence of the<unk> . While the concepts such as Toyota, Japan, Rising Sun, etc. are all related, the relation is no longer defined by the initial prompt. The<unk> , however, causes the inability to disregard these extraneous connections and results in patterns of speech and association as seen here. In contrast, another disorder of speech, word salad is even more disorganized than the loose associations of<unk> .<unk>  is one of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, a psychiatric illness which has impacts on every facet of a patient's life.
Cognitive slippage
Emotional detachment
Snatiation
Emotional dysregulation
Jealousy
Disappointment
Somatization
Homicidal ideation