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Spencer has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. His parents have a difficult time understanding him because his speech is fragmented and bizarre. He jumps from one idea to another, sometimes within sentences, creating a:

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Given the scenario above the Spencer is dealing with schizophrenia and his thoughts are difficult to understand because he jumps from one idea to another, what Spencer is creating is what we call WORD SALAD. Word Salad is when there are different words or phrases with different meanings and thoughts that are mixed in one sentence. Hope this helps.