| A | B |
|---|
| Mutism | Does not talk. |
| Hallucination | Stops talking in mid-sentence, tilts head to side, and listens. |
| Persecutory Delusion | “If the FBI finds me here, I’ll never get out alive.” |
| Word Salad | “Get by for anyone just to answer fortune cookies.” |
| Religiosity | Kneels to pray in front of water fountain; prays during group the day and during other group activities. |
| Inappropriate affect | Laughs when told that a parent has just died. |
| Loose Associations | “I’m going to the circus. Jesus is God. The police are playing for keeps.” |
| Paranoia | Refuses to eat food that comes on tray, stating, “They are trying to poison me!” |
| Magical Thinking | “We can’t close the drapes, for if we do, the sun will not shine and make the plant’s grow.” |
| Neologism | “When I get out of the hospital I’m going to buy me a Sprongle. |
| Clang Association | Test, test, this is the best. I do not jest: we get no rest. |
| Autism | A withdrawal inward into one’s own fantasy world. |
| Waxy Flexibility | Keeps arm in position nurse left it in, after taking blood pressure. Assumes this position for hours. |
| Regression | In response to stressful situation, begins to suck thumb and soils clothing. |
| Delusion of Grandeur | “When I speak, God and president Bush listen.” |
