What Is Perseveration in Schizophrenia?

Summary. Perseveration is the contextually inappropriate and unin- tentional repetition of a response or behavioral unit. In schizophrenia, perseveration may take a variety of forms. These can be conceptualized as varying manifestations of an underlying neurocognitive deficit.

What is an example of perseveration?

An example of perseveration is someone sandpapering a table until they go through the wood, or a person who continues talking about a topic even when the conversation has moved on to other things. Another person might be asked to draw a cat, then several other objects, but continue to draw a cat each time.

What is perseveration in psychology?

: continuation of something (such as an activity or thought) usually to an extreme degree or beyond a desired point specifically, psychology : the continual involuntary repetition of a thought or behavior Perseveration is said to occur when the patient continues to give the answer to the previous question in response ...

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