Automatism Motor

Motor automatism is a form of automatism that manifests itself in repetitive stereotypical movements.

Such movements usually occur without the participation of a person’s consciousness and can be either simple (rocking, tapping) or more complex sets of movements.

Motor automatisms are often observed in children during emotional excitement, stress, and can also be symptoms of certain mental disorders.

In adults, motor automatisms can manifest themselves as residual phenomena after suffering mental trauma, strokes, or encephalitis.

Moreover, such movements can have varying degrees of awareness and volition. They can be considered as a manifestation of protective mechanisms of the psyche that help cope with anxiety and tension.

Thus, motor automatism is stereotypical, repetitive movements that occur outside the control of consciousness and are a manifestation of the work of subconscious mental mechanisms.

Automatism is an uncontrolled act or action performed before. Probably the word “automatism” comes from the Greek. automaton from autómōs with the meaning “performed without tension, automatically.”

Automatisms can be physical - these are everyday habits and actions, as well as neurological