title: Patterns of oral-verbal perseveration in adult aphasics.
abstract: This descriptive study sought to examine the nature of perseverative errors uttered by adult aphasics in response to a picture naming task. Previous research on perseveration is reviewed. Three major patterns of perseverative behavior are identified and illustrated--semantic selection, program of action, and phonemic carry-over. The hypothesis that site of lesion (anterior vs. posterior) may account for the amount or pattern of perseveration an aphasic exhibits is not supported. An information-processing model is proposed to account for all patterns of oral-verbal perseverative response.
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010700:Phonetics; D012660:Semantics; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology