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Definition of Perseveration
1. Noun. The tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it.
2. Noun. The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior. "His perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
Generic synonyms: Continuance, Continuation
Derivative terms: Persevere, Perseverate, Persevere, Persist
Definition of Perseveration
1. Noun. (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. ¹
2. Noun. (psychology) The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus. ¹
3. Noun. The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perseveration
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Perseveration
1. 1. The constant repetition of a meaningless word or phrase. 2. The duration of a mental impression, measured by the rapidity with which one impression follows another as determined by the revolving of a two-coloured disk. 3. In clinical psychology, the uncontrollable repetition of a previously appropriate or correct response, even though the repeated response has since become inappropriate or incorrect. Origin: L. Persevero, to persist (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perseveration
Literary usage of Perseveration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1911)
"as tonic perseveration. Clonic perseveration strongly resembles the recurrent
utterances of sensory aphasia, while tonic perseveration is analogous to the ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"Clonic perseveration strongly resembles the recurrent utterances of sensory
aphasia, while tonic perseveration is analogous to the mutism of a severe motor ..."
3. Downey Individual Will-temperament Test: Manual of Directions by June Etta Downey (1921)
"FLEXIBILITY AND VOLITIONAL perseveration 1. "Opposite 1, write 'United States of
America' in a style as unlike your usual style as possible. ..."
4. Movement and Mental Imagery: Outlines of a Motor Theory of the Complexer by Margaret Floy Washburn (1916)
"The perseveration of simple movement systems is no guarantee that very complex
systems will have the same tendency. Lankes (67) has recently studied the ..."
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