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Psychokinesia

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hyperkinesisnoun(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
tachykinesianoun(medicine) speeded-up movement
kinesianounvoluntary motion (of the body)
parakinesisnoun(medicine) The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one
normokinesianoun(physiology) Normal voluntary motion (of the body)
bradykinesianoun(medicine) Slowness of movement.
synkinesisnoun(medicine) The involuntary movement of one body part when moving another.
akinesianoun(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
autokinesisnounA visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
ballismusnoun(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
compulsive behaviournoun(psychology) An action that is performed compulsively without necessarily leading to an actual reward or pleasure.
pulsionnoun(psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse.
hypersthenianoun(pathology, archaic) A morbid condition marked by excessive excitement of all the vital phenomena.
akathisianoun(medicine) A sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications.
echopraxianoun(psychology, pathology, psychopathology) The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.
motionnoun(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
apraxianoun(neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
pressure of speechnoun(psychology, psychiatry) a proclivity to speak with rapidity and intensity without apparent motivation, commonly seen as a marker for a manic episode of bipolar disorder
movementnounPhysical motion between points in space.
akinesisnounAkinesia; loss of muscle control.

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