Disorder of appearance and behavior Flashcards
Agitation
-patient feels restless , anxious , tense
type : pshyco & motor
symptom :
- anxiety
- depression
- substance use
seen in :
- GAD
-panic disorder
- major depression
- substance use disorder
Psychomotor Retardation
- reduce / slowing down mental and motor activity
SYMPTOMS:
-slowed movement - slowed speech
-delayed speech
SEEN IN :
-Major depressive disorder
-bipolar disorder
-schizophrenia
Mannerism & stereotype behavior
mannerism
- exaggerated , gesture , movement or speech pattern
-tapping finger
- pacing
stereotype behavior
- repetitive , seemingly purposeless movement / action
- head banging / repetitive vocalizations
Ambivalence & ambitendence
AMBIVALENCE
-mix feeling or contradictory ideas aboutsomething or someone
seen in : - schizophrenia , depression
AMBITENDENCE
- patient alternate between opposite movement
- putting out the arm to shake hand , then withdrawing , then extending it again
- seen in: - catatonia
Automatic obedience & negativism
AUTOMATIC OBEDIENCE
- patient complies with instruction in an unthinking , mechanical way without regard for consequences
seen in : - catatonia , trauma
NEGATIVISM
- patient show / do opposite of what is asked , actively resist effort to persuade them to comply
seen in : - schizophrenia , OCD , catatonia
Echopraxia & echolalia
ECHOPRAXIA