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stereotyped behavior

/ster-ee-uh-tahy-pee, steer-/US // ˈstɛr i əˌtaɪ pi, ˈstɪər- //UK // (ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪpɪ, ˈstɪər-) //

陈规定型的行为,陈规定型行为,刻板行为,定型行为

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the stereotype process.
    • : Also called stereotyped behavior. Psychiatry. persistent mechanical repetition of speech or movement, sometimes occurring as a symptom of schizophrenia, autism, or other mental disorder.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inforce of habit
Synonyms
creature of habit习惯成自然,惯性思维,习惯成自然的人,习惯性思维habit pattern习惯模式,习惯形态,习惯性模式,习性模式knee-jerk reactionpattern模式,样式,纹样,形状

Examples

  • More akin to the tics is stereotypy of written language, so common an appanage of mental disease.

  • Stereotypy and perseveration are other evidences of this narrowness of thought content.

  • Grazia Deledda was displaying stereotypy and Zuccoli reploughed the familiar acre.

  • It indicates a tendency to mental  stereotypy, so frequently encountered in testing the feeble-minded.

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