See Also: Loosening of associations(health)
loosening of associations(medicine)
mental health associations(medicine)
HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONS Credit Union(finance)
loosening of association(medicine)
loose associations(medicine)
dream associations(medicine)
Savings and Loan Associations(money)
independent practice associations(medicine)
TEXAS ASSOCIATIONS OF PROFESSIONALS Credit Union(finance)

Loosening of associations (health)


A disturbance of thinking shown by speech in which ideas shift from one subject to another that is unrelated or minimally related to the first. Statements that lack a meaningful relationship may be juxtaposed, or speech may shift suddenly from one frame of reference to another. The speaker gives no indication of being aware of the disconnectedness, contradictions, or illogicality of speech.