What does looseness of association mean?

Answer by  cece46 (222)

This is a symptom of schizophrenia. When one suffers from looseness of association, it means that their thought processes are very vague and fragmented. They are not connecting logical thoughts together and are extremely "scatterbrained".

Answer by  ncdaisygirl (175)

Looseness of association is a term used during a mental status exam - this is where a client generally speaks in tangential language - finding random words to string together their thoughts.

Answer by  John (9008)

It means that thoughts and speech are not closely related to each other. Loose association sounds like nonsense--pizza sky car wondering is an example of loose associations. It is usually a sign of severe mental illness.

Answer by  reddeb96701 (494)

Looseness of association is the degree to which a person is subject to or willingly involves themselves in an association or relationship.