A Patient Repeatedly Seems to Have Difficulty Coming Up with a Word

Multiple Choice

A patient repeatedly seems to have difficulty coming up with a word. He says, "I was on my way to work, and when I got there, the thing that you step into that goes up in the air was so full that I decided to take the stairs." How should the nurse record this on his chart?

A) Blocking
B) Neologism
C) Circumlocution
D) Circumstantiality