PERSEVERATION

Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.
Perseveration is a lot like sticking with a subject or issue until there is a resolute answer to the topic at hand. It is not someone looking for a specific answer to a question, subject or issue but more looking to make sure that all possibilities of the matter have been addressed and that the end result solves the issue in such a manner that there are no longer any un-addressed areas.
If an issue has been fully breached and discussed to a point of resolution it is not uncommon for something to trigger the re-investigation of the matter. This can usually happen at any time during a conversation. Specifically, this is true with those who have had Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI).
Those with Asperger's syndrome also display a form of perseveration, in that they focus on one or a number of narrow interests, e.g. a person might go to a department store to incessantly look at air conditioners.

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★ Obsessive compulsive disorder

★ Asperger's syndrome