Liesl has schizophrenia. She says to her mother, "My tie-father's birthday is near!" Her mother understands from the rest of the conversation that Liesl means "brother" when she says "tie-father." Tie-father is an example of which form of disorganized speech?

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Neologism is when a person creates new words or phrases that only have meaning to them, as Liesl did with "tie-father" to mean "brother."

Liesl Has Schizophrenia