D frequently answered impulsively, often perseverated on the previous question, and had a tendency to answer a question before entirely understanding what was being asked.
Schizophrenia features three distinct, separable types of memory disturbance: the negative symptom of poverty of memory; conceptual disorganization; and perseverated memory, which is what figures prominently in paranoia.
John often made statements like "you hate me" or "I'll never see you again." He perseverated on topics that increased his negative relationship with adults such as demanding a birthday present months before his birthday.
Psychoanalytic theorists regard the father's perseverated attachment to the daughter as a reversal of an earlier, unresolved attachment for his mother, resulting in an "inverted" oedipal triangle, with the suitor displacing the earlier father.
At home, she perseverated regarding her need to return to work, had no short-term memory, lacked stamina, and found it almost impossible to plan and manage activities of daily living.