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What is a perseveration?

What is a perseveration? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (psychology) Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.
  2. (psychology) The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus.
  3. The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance.
  4. Argument by repetition; a mantra.
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This again makes it a case of perseveration of the sort stressed by Meringer, but of a longer duration.
And though perseverance can be an admirable trait and is essential for all success in life, when taken too far it becomes perseveration — uncontrollable repetition — or simple perversity.
These are plainly reactions of the path of least resistance or, in these instances, of perseveration.
If there are different reasons for the three sorts of visual perseveration has not been answered yet.
Such self-regulatory perseveration is characterized by unproductive rumination about the failure.
People with autism often exhibit significant language problems such as delayed or absent speech, perseveration, and echolalia.

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