Which term describes a noticeable and marked increase in body movements, such as hand wringing and pacing?

Which term describes a noticeable and marked increase in body movements, such as hand wringing and pacing?

• A. Psychomotor Agitation
• B. Psychomotor Retardation
• C. Expansive Mood
• D. Euphoric Mood

Answer: (A)

The term described is psychomotor agitation. This refers to a noticeable increase in physical and motor activity, often with purposeless or repetitive behaviors such as pacing, hand-wringing, fidgeting, or inability to sit still. It’s a motor feature commonly seen in manic or hypomanic states and can accompany heightened arousal or irritability. Psychomotor retardation, by contrast, is a slowing of movement and thought, typical of depressive states. Expansive mood and euphoric mood describe elevated or excessively positive moods, which are mood symptoms rather than the observable increase in movement.

The term described is psychomotor agitation. This refers to a noticeable increase in physical and motor activity, often with purposeless or repetitive behaviors such as pacing, hand-wringing, fidgeting, or inability to sit still. It’s a motor feature commonly seen in manic or hypomanic states and can accompany heightened arousal or irritability.

Psychomotor retardation, by contrast, is a slowing of movement and thought, typical of depressive states. Expansive mood and euphoric mood describe elevated or excessively positive moods, which are mood symptoms rather than the observable increase in movement.