In which type of disorder is a person's speech likely to be so full of unrelated words and phrases that it could be characterized as a ""word salad""? a. panic disorder b. obsessive-compulsive disorder c. schizophrenia d. dissociative disorder e. somatic symptom disorder

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Dallas Estes

17 September, 13:25

In which type of disorder is a person's speech likely to be so full of unrelated words and phrases that it could be characterized as a ""word salad""? a. panic disorder b. obsessive-compulsive disorder c. schizophrenia d. dissociative disorder e. somatic symptom disorder

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Kaelyn Sloan · Answer 1

schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia constitutes a serious mental illness or disorder whereby people's thoughts and experiences are not in tune with reality and therefore interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia is characterized by some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior that also affects a person's memory and concentration and impairs daily functioning. People with this mental illness require lifelong treatment.

Aedan · Answer 2

c. schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder associated with abnormal interpretation of reality, it is a complete breakdown in one's ability to function in life; it often requires hospitalization. Symptoms of schizophrenia includes; hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior. Schizophrenia sometimes results in affected individuals speaking in word salad, or random words strung together without meaning.