Disturbances of Motor Behavior Flashcards
A motionless apathetic state in which one is oblivious or does not react to external stimuli
Catatonic Stupor
Client is unresponsive to the surrounding but is conscious
Stupor
Client assumes position and will not move when effort is made to change in position
Rigidity
Client maintains his position which he has been originally placed
Waxy Flexibility
It is a state of constant purposeless agitation and excitation
Catatonic Excitement
Presence of motor restlessness and extreme over activty
Hyperactivity
Unpredictable and sudden outburst of activity
Impulsiveness
Unwanted urge to perform repetitive actions
Compulsion
Unconscious uncontrollable undirected activity
Automatism
Client imitates actions of others
Echopraxia
Client repeats words or statements of others
Echolalia
Unrelenting, rapid, often loud talking without pauses
Pressured Speech
Repetitive persistent motor activity or speech
Stereotype
Repetition of words of phrases may not have meaning to the listener
Verbigeration
Persistent motor behavior
Mannerism
Unconscious twitching or jerking of muscles usually above the shoulders which are involuntary
Tics and Spasm