Definition: 'Loose Associations'
loose associations
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. a manifestation of a thought disorder whereby the patient's responses do not relate to the interviewer's questions, or one paragraph, sentence, or phrase is not logically connected to those that occur before or after.
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