perseverative
- adjective
- /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɛrətɪv/
- Specialized
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perseverativo
- In addition, the children in this study may have engaged in more instances of perseverative behavior than were reported, owing to the coding system, which allowed a child to engage in a repetitive behavior for 30 seconds before it was called perseverative.
- perseverative behavior
Examples
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According to these authors, traditional tests have significant deficiencies in the differential diagnosis of learning disabilities and other learning problems because of excessively narrow conceptions of ability, absence of measures of cognitive processes (especially planning), and perseverative reliance on the same type of tasks and items for 80 years.
Academic text (1990) -
Biofeedback trains the nervous system to shut out excessive stimulation and perseverative thoughts and emotional reactions.
Blog text (27) -
Therefore, studies that are designed specifically to examine the amount and function of perseverative behavior are warranted.
Academic text (1997) -
Significant differences between tactile and visual learners were found in relation to perseverative behavior.
Academic text (1997) -
In addition, the children in this study may have engaged in more instances of perseverative behavior than were reported, owing to the coding system, which allowed a child to engage in a repetitive behavior for 30 seconds before it was called perseverative.
Academic text (1997) -
In rats, amphetamine produces stereotyped locomotion, which is characterized by perseverative movement along a fixed route around the perimeter of an open field.
Academic text (1990) -
In the current study, children who were visual learners rarely engaged in perseverative behaviors (0 percent to 5 percent of the intervals), but those who were tactile learners did so in 1 percent to 36 percent.
Academic text (1997) -
Thus, under the right conditions, a perseverative theme could be channeled into appropriate social games that would functionally increase a child's social play interactions by acting as both a motivator and natural reinforcer.
Academic text (1999) -
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (such as strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests);
Blog text (4) -
The therapist noticed the child's perseverative behavior, repeating the same phrase during the session.
Synonyms
107
6.2
Thinking about something too much in a way that harms you
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3.5
Doing the same thing again and again
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3.5
Happening again and again with short breaks
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4.7
Happening again and again, often at regular times
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5.1
Showing the same thing again and again in a boring way
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7.7
Having strong, repeated thoughts or worries that are hard to stop
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7.4
Using the same words or idea again and again
Happens again and again over time
Antonyms
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
perseverative = persevere (semi-transparent) = persever + ative
The meaning is derived from 'persevere' with the adjectival suffix '-ative', but the sense of repetitive or persistent behavior is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Perseverative comes from persevere, which means 'to continue' or 'to keep going'. When we call a behavior perseverative, it means the person keeps repeating the same action or idea too much, like a record that keeps playing the same line.