poverty of speech

poverty of speech

excessively brief speech with few elaborations that occurs in schizophrenia or occasionally in a major depressive episode. It is distinct from poverty of content of speech, in which the quality of speech is diminished.

Related Terms

interattitudinal consistency

interattitudinal consistency the extent to which attitudes...

constructivist psychotherapy

constructivist psychotherapy any psychotherapy approach tha...

DAF

DAF abbreviation for delayed auditory feedback.

J-shaped distribution

J-shaped distribution see J curve.

psychopathic personality

psychopathic personality see antisocial personality disorde...

death taboo (death tabu)

Sorry, "death-taboo-death-tabu" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please r...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter P

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z