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the stereotype process; persistent mechanical repetition of speech or movement, sometimes occurring as a symptom of schizophrenia, autism, or other mental disorder

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Usage examples (32)
  • -- L.K. Marked stereotypy; unclassified reactions, mostly incoherent.
  • -- C.D. Some stereotypy; particles; unclassified reactions, mostly incoherent.
  • But I'd note that you are hardly the one to complain about stereotypy and prejudice in such a fashion.
  • Atypical symptom cluster e.g., depressive syndrome with apathy, not sadness, hallucinosis without other psychopathology, mania with psychomotor features or stereotypy
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