Word Salad: What It Is and Why It Happens

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-23 18:49:27 | Updated at 2024-10-01 01:38:58 1 week ago

Word Salad: What It Is and Why It Happens
verywellmind ^ | 5/15/23 | Arlin Cuncic, MA

Posted on 09/23/2024 11:47:17 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Word salad is a term used to describe a confused or meaningless mixture of words and phrases when speaking.1 Word salads can be found in various contexts but are especially common among people with certain mental health conditions or neurological disorders such as schizophrenia ordementia.

Those affected may struggle to communicate their thoughts coherently, leading to sentences that lack logical structure, contain some nonsensical words and phrases, and make little sense overall. Word salads are often accompanied by other symptoms related to the underlying illness and can cause distress for both the speaker and those around them.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: kamala; wordsalas

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1 posted on 09/23/2024 11:47:17 AM PDT by DallasBiff

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