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FUITE IDEES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Manias
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flight of ideas
1, record 1, English, flight%20of%20ideas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic that are usually based on understandable associations, distracting stimuli, or plays on words. 2, record 1, English, - flight%20of%20ideas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flight of ideas is characteristic of acute manic states ... 3, record 1, English, - flight%20of%20ideas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
When the condition is severe, speech may be disorganized and incoherent. 2, record 1, English, - flight%20of%20ideas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Manies
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fuite des idées
1, record 1, French, fuite%20des%20id%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flot accéléré et quasiment ininterrompu du discours comprenant de brusques changements de sujet, qui reposent habituellement sur des associations compréhensibles, des distractions par des stimuli divers ou des jeux de mots. 2, record 1, French, - fuite%20des%20id%C3%A9es
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque la fuite des idées est importante, le discours peut être désorganisé et incohérent. 2, record 1, French, - fuite%20des%20id%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Manías
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuga de ideas
1, record 1, Spanish, fuga%20de%20ideas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sucesión rápida de pensamientos fragmentarios o del habla en la cual el contenido cambia abruptamente y el habla puede ser incoherente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fuga%20de%20ideas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Manias
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mania
1, record 2, English, mania
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mood disorder characterized by expansiveness, elation, agitation, hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, and increased speed of thought and speech (flight of ideas)... 2, record 2, English, - mania
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Manies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- manie
1, record 2, French, manie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Psychose aiguë caractérisée par un accès d’excitation psychomotrice associant une humeur exaltée et euphorique, une fuite des idées [...] avec logorrhée et "coq-à l'âne", et une agitation ludique, syntone, souvent teinté d’érotisme. 2, record 2, French, - manie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Manías
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- manía
1, record 2, Spanish, man%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trastorno del estado de ánimo caracterizado por euforia excesiva, autoestima desmesurada e ideas de grandiosidad, hiperactividad, agitación y habla y pensamiento acelerados. Puede presentar fuga de ideas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - man%C3%ADa
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-07-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ideation
1, record 3, English, ideation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paranoid ideation: ideation, of less than delusional proportions, involving suspiciousness or the belief that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated. In some instances the term is used when the clinician is unsure of whether the disturbances are actually delusional. Ideas of reference often involve paranoid ideation. 2, record 3, English, - ideation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
suicidal ideation, suicidal ideation inventory (test). 3, record 3, English, - ideation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- idéation
1, record 3, French, id%C3%A9ation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation et enchaînement des idées. 2, record 3, French, - id%C3%A9ation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'idéation peut être troublée par une trop grande rapidité dans l'accès maniaque : c'est la fuite des idées. Elle est au contraire ralentie et diminuée dans la détérioration mentale, le patient ayant tendance à reprendre sans cesse, avec une monotonie dont il n’ a pas conscience, les mêmes thèmes qui le préoccupent : il présente alors des symptômes qui relèvent de la persévération et du radotage. 2, record 3, French, - id%C3%A9ation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’orax est un médicament suggéré à court terme pour réduire les idéations paranoïdes. 3, record 3, French, - id%C3%A9ation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
troubles de l’idéation. 4, record 3, French, - id%C3%A9ation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ideación
1, record 3, Spanish, ideaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Mental Disorders
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- loosening of associations
1, record 4, English, loosening%20of%20associations
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thinking characterized by speech in which ideas shift from one subject to another that is completely unrelated or only obliquely related to the first without the speaker's showing any awareness that the topics are unconnected. Statements that lack a meaningful relationship may be juxtaposed, or the person may shift idiosyncratically from one frame of reference to another. When loosening of associations is severe, speech may be incoherent. The term is generally not applied when abrupt shifts in topics are associated with a nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech (as in flight of ideas). Example: Interviewer: "What did you think of the whole Watergate affair?" Subject: "You know I didn't tune in on that, I felt so bad about it. But it seemed to get so murky, and everybody's reports were so negative. Huh, I thought, I don't want any part of this, and I don't care who was in on it, and all I could figure out was Artie had something to do with it. Artie was trying to flush the bathroom toilet of the White House or something. She was trying to do something fairly simple. The tour guests stuck or something. She got blamed because the water overflowed, went down in the basement, down, to the kitchen. They had a, they were going to have to repaint and restore the White House room, the enormous living room. And then it was at this reunion they were having. 'And it's just such a mess and I just thought, well, I'm just going to pretend like I don't even know what's going on. So I came downstairs and cause I pretended like I didn't know what was going on, I slipped on the floor of the kitchen, cracking my toe, when I was teaching some kids how to do some double dives". Loosening of associations may be seen in Schizophrenia, Manic Episodes, and other psychotic disorders. 1, record 4, English, - loosening%20of%20associations
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- relâchement des associations
1, record 4, French, rel%C3%A2chement%20des%20associations
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pensée caractérisée par un discours où les idées passent d’un sujet à un autre n’ ayant aucun rapport ou un rapport lointain, l'un avec l'autre, sans que le locuteur manifeste la moindre conscience de cette absence de relation. Des affirmations sans relations compréhensibles entre elles peuvent être juxtaposées. L'individu peut également passer de manière idiosyncrasique d’un registre de référence à un autre. Lorsque le relâchement des associations est marqué, le discours peut être incohérent. Ce terme n’ est généralement pas appliqué lorsque, à des changements brusques de thèmes, est associé un flot rapide presque ininterrompu du discours comme dans la fuite des idées. Exemple : Interlocuteur :«Qu'avez-vous pensé de l'affaire du Watergate?» Patient :«Vous savez, je ne suis pas branché là-dessus. Cela m’a tellement affecté. Mais cela avait l'air si embrouillé et tout le monde avait l'air d’en penser du mal. J’ai pensé en moi-même : je ne veux rien savoir de cela et je me fous de savoir qui était dedans et ce que j’ai compris, c'est qu'Artie avait quelque à voir là-dedans. Artie a essayé de tirer la chasse d’eau des toilettes de la salle de bains de la Maison Blanche, ou quelque chose comme ça. Ce qu'elle a essayé de faire était très simple. Les visiteurs ont été bloqués ou je ne sais quoi. On l'a réprimandée parce que l'eau a débordé et a coulé au rez-de-chaussée dans la cuisine : ils allaient devoir repeindre et restaurer l'énorme salle de séjour de la Maison Blanche. Et puis, c'était à cette réunion qu'ils étaient; et c'était tellement embrouillé que j’ai pensé que j’allais faire comme si je ne savais pas ce qui se passait. Alors je suis descendu et, parce que je faisais comme si je ne savais pas ce qui se passait, j’ai glissé sur le carrelage de la cuisine et je me suis fait mal au pied quand j’apprenais aux gosses à faire un saut périlleux ». Le relâchement des associations peut s’observer dans la Schizophrénie, les Épisodes maniaque 1, record 4, French, - rel%C3%A2chement%20des%20associations
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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