ALL meanings of perseveration
per·sev·er·a·tion
P p - noun perseveration the act or process of perseverating. 1
- noun perseveration Psychiatry. the pathological, persistent repetition of a word, gesture, or act, often associated with brain damage or schizophrenia. 1
- noun perseveration the tendency for an impression, idea, or feeling to dissipate only slowly and to recur during subsequent experiences 0
- noun perseveration an inability to change one's method of working when transferred from one task to another 0
- noun perseveration the tendency of an idea, impression, experience, etc. to persist or recur, or of an individual to continue a particular mental activity without the ability to shift easily to another at a change in stimulus 0
- noun perseveration the persistent and pathological repetition of a verbal or motor response, often seen in organic brain disease and schizophrenia 0