Here is my attempt:
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1) "she is not responding to internal stimuli"
- does it mean that I am not hearing voices? or what?
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Do you have a history of hearing voices? If you don't the statement may refer to you "ignoring" body sensations (related to emotions) and/or what is preoccupying your mind. Think of it as your body and mind trying to let you know something is emotionally wrong.
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2) "her speech is spontaneous, at conversational rate and volume; not pressured"
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This verbose statement refers to normal and flowing speech.
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4) "her mood is euthymic with full and congruent affect"
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The (entire) expression of your affect is appropriate.
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7) "her mood is euthymic with constricted and congruent affect"
What is constricted affect? How is it different from "full affect" in item 4 above?
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Your affect is appropriate but not very expressive.
Linear thinking is sequential with one starting point and proceeds in one direction (1 dimensional). Non-linear (global) thinking has multiple starting points that expand out in different directions (3 dimensional).