Related Words for perseveration

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persistence
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Noun, Noun
perseverance
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Noun, Noun
distractibility
x/x/xx
Noun
repetition
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Noun
verbalization
/xx/x
Noun
impulsivity
/x/xx
Noun
avoidance
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Noun
rumination
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Noun
habituation
x/x/x
Noun
inattention
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Noun
hyperactivity
xxx/xx
Noun
cognition
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Noun
impatience
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Noun
behavior
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Noun
lateralization
/xxx/x
Noun
cognitive
/xx
Adjective
overactivity
/xx/xx
Noun
fixation
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Noun
dissociation
xxx/x
Noun
neurosis
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Noun
disinhibition
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Noun
apraxia
//xx
Noun
nominalization
/xxx/x
Noun
obsessional
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Adjective
stubbornness
/xx
Noun
habit
/x
Noun
extinction
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Noun
compulsion
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Noun
persistent vegetative state
x/x/xx/
Phrase, Noun
shutdown
/x
Noun
stimulus
/xx
Noun
irritation
xx/x
Noun
repression
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Noun
disturbance
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Noun
paroxysm
/x/x
Noun
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
convulsion
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Noun
response
x/
Noun
stimulation
xx/x
Noun
rigour
//
Noun
impetus
/xx
Noun
rhythm
/x
Noun
hesitancy
/xxx
Noun
shakes
/
Verb
muscle memory
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
force of will
///
Phrase, Noun
fret
/
Noun
reflex
/x
Noun
absence
/x
Noun
hesitating
/xxx
Verb
pathos
/x
Noun
perturbation
xx/x
Noun
tremor
/x
Noun
priming
/x
Noun
peristalsis
/x/x
Noun
fluctuation
xx/x
Noun
hesitation
xx/x
Noun
psychopaths
/xx
Noun
infantile
/xx
Adjective
tonic
/x
Adjective
rigidity
x/xx
Noun
aphasia
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Noun
verbal
/x
Adjective
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
neurology
x/xx
Noun
visual
/xx
Adjective
tendency
/xx
Noun
infant
/x
Adjective
sensory
/xx
Adjective
varieties
x/xx
Noun
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
delayed
x/
Verb
tests
/
Noun
phenomenon
x/xx
Noun
style
/
Noun
speech
/
Noun
lesions
/x
Noun
sets
/
Noun
excessive
x/x
Adjective
marked
/
Verb
refers
x/
Verb
injury
/xx
Noun
occurs
x/
Verb
showed
/
Verb
evidence
/xx
Noun
noted
/x
Verb
signs
/
Noun
measures
/x
Noun
movements
/x
Noun
example
x/x
Noun
characterized
/xxx
Verb
words
/
Noun
degree
x/
Noun
observed
x/
Verb
blunting
/x
Noun
blurring
/x
Noun
centralization
xxx/x
Noun
cloudiness
/xx
Noun
constipation
xx/x
Noun
disability
xx/xx
Noun
disequilibrium
xxx/xx
Noun
disorganization
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Noun
disorientation
xxxx/x
Noun
distortion
x/x
Noun
entrainment
//x
Noun
erosion
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Noun
fatigue
x/
Noun, Verb
hyperextension
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Noun
inbreeding
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Noun
instability
xx/xx
Noun
lability
x/xx
Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
literally
/xxx
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
collocation
xx/x
Noun