Clanging

In psychology and psychiatry, clanging or clang association refers to a mode of speech and logical association to two or more words primarily based upon word sounds when no logical association between the words exists. For example, rhyming or alliteration may lead to the appearance of logical connections where none in fact exists. This, just one manifestation amongst a more general spectrum of thought disorders, is associated with the irregular thinking apparent in psychotic mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia).

An example of a clang association, as spoken by a person experiencing a hypomanic or manic bipolar episode could be "he raged at the hypocrisy of the aristocracy democracy." While the sentence masquerades as a sort of sharp criticism of a democracy which has gone aristocratic and the hypocrisy of such a change to a democracy, the sentence itself, is patently absurd.^{[citation needed]} Moreover, the clang association itself must be taken into consideration with other thoughts expressed by the speaker. Often, the clang association is used to punctuate a rambling stream-of-consciousness-train with a pithy, poetic phrase. The key to distinguishing the sentence as a clang association is two-fold: one, the sentence has the alliterative rhyming to it AND the conspiracy/persecution associations (or other bizarre implications of such a phrase), a behavior commonly expressed by those afflicted with some behavioral disorders.

Most clang associations are less "thoughtful" than the above example and more about the alliteration or rhyming than the actual meaning behind them. In other words, they're usually nonsense, e.g. "The decoration of masturbation makes mistaken malevolent Marxists marry merry Mormons."

This abnormal psychology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Medical signs Abnormal psychology stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Minimal deterrence Mutual assured destruction Look at other dictionaries: clanging — adj. emitting a series of clangs, as of metal objects colliding. Syn: clangorous. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Clanging — Clang Clang (kl[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanged} (kl[a^]ngd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanging}.] [L. clangere; akin to Gr. kla zein to clash, scream; or perh. to E. clank.] To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English clanging — adjective having a loud resonant metallic sound (Freq. 1) the clangorous locomotive works a clanging gong • Syn: ↑clangorous • Similar to: ↑noisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary clanging — /klang ing/, n. a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming. [clang prob. < G Klang sound, taken as CLANG + ING1] * * * …   Universalium clanging — noun A noise that clangs …   Wiktionary clanging — clang·ing (klangґing) a pattern of speech in which sound rather than sense governs word choice, and rhyming and punning (clang association) substitute for logic; commonly observed in schizophrenia and manic episodes …   Medical dictionary clanging — klæŋ n. ringing sound, sound of metal striking metal, clank v. ring, make a loud metallic sound, clank …   English contemporary dictionary clanging — glancing …   Anagrams dictionary glancing — clanging …   Anagrams dictionary Thought disorder — In psychiatry, thought disorder (TD) or formal thought disorder (FTD) is a term used to describe incomprehensible language, either speech or writing, that is presumed to reflect thinking. There are different types. For example, language may be… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”