Which word best describes this speech pattern?
In obtaining a history, you note that a patient uses the word “largely” repeatedly, to the point of being a distraction to your task.
A) Clanging
B) Echolalia
C) Confabulation
D) Perseveration
D) Perseveration
Perseveration is the repetition of words or ideas. Echolalia differs in that the patient repeats what is said to him. Clanging is the repetition of the same sounds in different words. Confabulation is making up a story in response to a question. This is sometimes seen in chronic alcohol use with Korsakoff's syndrome.
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