During morning rounds, the nurse asks a patient, "How are you today?" The patient responds, "You today, you today, you today!" and mumbles the words. This is an example of which speech pattern?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Echolalia occurs when a person imitates or repeats another's words or phrases, often with a mumbling, mocking, or a mechanical tone. Clanging is word choice based on sound, not meaning, and includes nonsense rhymes and puns. Word salad is an incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences. Perseveration is the persistent repeating of verbal or motor response, even with varied stimuli. The statements in this question describe echolalia.

During Morning Rounds, the Nurse Asks a Patient, "How Are