A 29-year-old woman comes to your office. As you take the history, you notice that she is speaking very quickly, and jumping fro
m topic to topic so rapidly that you have trouble following her. You are able to find some connections between ideas, but it is difficult. Which word describes this thought process?
Flight of ideas best describe this type of thought process
Explanation:
Flight of ideas occurs when a person in a very swiftly manner take a shifts between the conversation topics,making the person's speech challenging even very difficult to follow. It is a formal thought disorder.
A person who is experiencing flight of ideas may be extremely eager or worried. It is not a mental health condition, but its a symptom of one. Eg. A people with bipolar who are going through mania may experience a flight of ideas. A maniac person jumps from idea to idea. Drugs which cause euphoria may also contribute to this symptom.Schizophrenia may also cause flight of ideas.
Flight of ideas may be relatively mild or severe.When the symptoms are mild, there are various possible techniques which can be used to treat it i.e.Meditation ( self calming), Deep breathing exercises, guided visualizations ( tapes are available to help refocus flying thoughts to smooth ideas), distractions(eg. watching TV).
If the symptoms are very severe, it is a good idea to consult a doctor who may able to prescribe a medicine for managing the anxiety & maniac episode.
I would say Maria has depression. Depression can cause short term memory issues and can cause you to have poor judgment! This may not be correct though.
It also sounds dementia but the post says she cannot have dementia.
It changes you view completely, just like some religions do not allow you to date or have any sexual interactions unless you're married. Also if you grew up with parents who were both virgins and only dated each other you would probably think that you'd have to be a virgin.
Also say if you had a single mother who hated men you might hate men too.
Teach children what to do if their clothes catch on fire. Make sure they understand "stop, drop and roll." Play it for them and let them practice with you. Many fire-related injuries can be avoided or minimized if a child follows this advice instead of running.
