During your assessment of a patient,you observe on several occasions the abnormal thought process of blocking,which is

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Thought processes should be logical,coherent,and goal oriented,based upon reality.Unrealistic,illogical thought processes and interruptions of the thinking process are abnormal.Blocking is demonstrated when an extended pause occurs during a sentence resulting from a repressed or painful subject matter.Sometimes,the thoughts following are unrelated to what the patient was saying.Abnormal thought processes are often caused by schizophrenia.Flight of ideas is demonstrated when a patient changes from subject to subject within a sentence.Making up answers unrelated to facts is confabulation.Echolalia is the involuntary repetition of a word or sentence that was uttered by another person.

During Your Assessment of a Patient,you Observe on Several Occasions