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Recurrent (perseveration) Involuntary repetition of a previous response to a subsequent stimulus Reduplicative phenomena (or reduplicative paramnesia) Delusions that places or locations have been duplicated (form of delusional misidentification) Referential see ideas of reference Registration Entering items for recall into short term memory (ability to immediately recall items) REM behavior disorder Failure of muscle paralysis in REM sleep resulting in acting out dreams or violent behavior Response latency Long pause before initiating speech or response to question Retrieval deficit Inability to spontaneously recall information with intact ability to recognize the information (e.g. in a list) Retrograde (amnesia) Loss of memory for events prior to the cause of amnesia Retropulsion Tendency to fall backward due to impaired postural reflexes Rinne (test) Detection of conduction hearing loss by comparing sound perception when vibrating tuning fork is placed on mastoid process vs next to ear Rituals Series of sytematic compulsive behaviors RLS Restless leg syndrome (Ekbom's syndrome) Rumination Self-stimulatory behavior of repeatedly bringing up & swallowing gastric contents