Concrete thinking refers to an impaired ability to think abstractly. For example, the nurse might ask what brought the patient to the hospital, and the patient might answer, concretely, “a cab” (rather than explaining that he had attempted suicide).
November 8, 2013
Nursing Tip of the Day! - Psychiatric Nursing
Concrete thinking refers to an impaired ability to think abstractly. For example, the nurse might ask what brought the patient to the hospital, and the patient might answer, concretely, “a cab” (rather than explaining that he had attempted suicide).
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