NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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A disturbance in motor or activity of clients in which pathologically the client imitates posture or action of others.
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Waxy flexibility
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Echopraxia
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Echolalia
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Akinesia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Echopraxia is sometimes a symptom of autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, catatonia, and Tourette’s syndrome. For example, when observing a person near them touch their nose a person with echopraxia may involuntarily begin to touch their nose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Echopraxia: The involuntary imitation of the movements of another person. Echopraxia is a feature of schizophrenia (especially the catatonic form), Tourette syndrome, and some other neurologic diseases. From echo + the Greek praxia meaning action.
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