The language distortion that involves meaningless and disordered communication that is indicative of advanced schizophrenia is called ______________.

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Word salad refers to the jumbled and incoherent language patterns seen in advanced schizophrenia, where words are put together in a random and meaningless way. Perserveration refers to repeating the same response to different questions or repeatedly talking about the same topic. Tangentiality refers to wandering off topic and not answering the original question. Echolalia refers to repeating words spoken by someone else.

The Language Distortion That Involves Meaningless and Disordered Communication That