A nurse asks an assigned client, How are you doing today? The client responds with doing today, doing today, doing today. Which speech pattern disturbance is this an example of?

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Echolalia is repeating the last heard sound, word, or phrase. Stereotypic movement disorders include waving, rocking, twirling objects, biting fingernails, handing the head, biting or hitting oneself, or picking at the skin or body orifices. Selective mutism is characterized by persistent failure to speak in social situations where speaking is expected.

A Nurse Asks an Assigned Client, How Are You Doing