Behaviour Flashcards
Limited Range
Limited range of motion
Psychomotor retardation
Subjective sense of actions being more of an effort
Psychomotor agitation
Psychic anxiety (ie. increased arousal, apprehension and sense of vulnerability) and excess purposeless motor activity ie. wringing one’s hands, uncontrolled tongue movement, pulling off clothing and putting it back on
Expansive gestures
Exaggerated and comprehensive expressive movements
Ecstasy/exaltation
A look which describes feeling or state of extreme happiness
Mannerisms
Abnormal performance of a voluntary, goal directed activity, which is habitual for a specific person
Echopraxia
Imitations of action
Echolalia
Imitations of phrases/sentences
Perseveration
Induced senseless repetition of goal-directed action that has already served its purpose
Negativism
Accentuation of opposition; motivated refusal and refusal to cooperate
Catalepsy/posturing
Maintain for long periods in postures imposed when not told to remain
Waxy flexibility
Feeling of plastic resistance as examiner moves patients body
Stupor
Complete loss of activity with no reaction to external stimuli
Excitement
Exact opposite of supor