DISTURBANCES IN MOTOR FUNCTIONING Flashcards
the person’s pathological imitation of movements of another person.
Echopraxia
motor anomalies in non-organic disorders (as opposed to disturbances of consciousness and motor activity secondary to organic pathology)
Catatonia
motiveless resistance to all instructions or to all attempts to be moved.
Negativism
general term used to describe an immobile position that is constantly maintained.
Catalepsy
agitated, purposeless motor activity that is uninfluenced by external stimuli.
Catatonic Excitement
noticeable slowed motor activity, often to a point of immobility and seeming unawareness of surroundings.
Catatonic Stupor
voluntary assumption of a rigid posture, held against all efforts to be moved.
Catatonic Rigidity
voluntary assumption of an inappropriate or bizarre posture which is generally maintained for long periods of time.
Catatonic Posturing
a condition wherein the person can be molded into a position that is then maintained. When the examiner moves the person’s limb, the limb feels as if it were made of wax.
Cerea Flexibilitas (Waxy Flexibility)
temporary muscle weakness and loss of muscle tone precipitated by a variety of emotional states.
Cataplexy
repetitive fixed pattern of physical action or speech.
Stereotypy
deep-seated/ingrained and habitual involuntary movement
Mannerism
automatic performance of an act or acts generaly representative of unconscious symbolic activity.
Automatism
automatic fo lowing of suggestions. (automatic obedience)
CommandAutomatism
voicelessness that is not caused by structural abnormalities or physical conditions.
Mutism
abnormality in motor behavior that can manifest itself as psychomotor agitation, hyperactivity, tic, sleepwalking, or compulsions
Overactivity
excessive motor and cognitive overactivity, usua ly nonproductive and in response to inner tension.
Psychomotor Agitation
restless, aggressive, and destructive activity, often associated with some underlying organic pathology.
Hyperactivity (Hyperkinesis)
involuntary, spasmodic motor movement.
Tic
motor activity during sleep.
Sleepwalking (Somnambulism)
subjective feeling of muscular tension secondary to antipsychotic or other medication, which can cause restlessness, pacing, repeated sitting and standing; can be mistaken for psychotic agitation.
Akathisia
uncontro lable impulse to perform an act repetitively
Compulsion
compulsion to drink alcoh
Dipsomania
compulsion to steal.
Kleptomania
excessive and compulsive need for coitus in a woman.
Nymphomania
excessive and compulsive need for coitus in a man.
Satyriasis
compulsion to pull out one’s hair.
Trichotillomania
automatic activity compulsive in nature, anxiety-reducing in origin.
Ritual
decreased motor and cognitive activity, as in psychomotor retardation; visible slowing of thought, speech and movements.
Hypoactivity (Hypokinesis)
simple, imitative motor activity of childhood.
Mimicry
forceful goal-directed action that may be verbal or physical; the motor counterpart of the affect of rage, anger, or hostility.
Aggression
direct expression of an unconscious wish or impulse in action; unconscious fantasy is lived out impulsively in behavior.
Acting out
