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Open posture is a posture in which the vulnerable parts of the body are exposed. The head is raised, the shirt may be unbuttoned at the neck, a bag is held on the shoulder or at the side. Open posture is often perceived as communicating a friendly and positive attitude. In an open posture the feet are spread and the head is straight.
Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury.It occurs when one set of muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set is not, and an external stimulus such as pain causes the working set of muscles to contract. [1]
Waxy flexibility is one of the twelve symptoms [1] that can lead to the diagnosis of catatonia.It is a psychomotor symptom [2] that results in a decreased response to stimuli and a tendency to remain in an immobile posture. [3]
posturing: spontaneous and active maintenance of a posture against gravity; mannerisms that are odd, circumstantial caricatures of normal actions; stereotypy: repetitive, abnormally frequent, non-goal-directed movements; agitation, not influenced by external stimuli; grimacing: keeping a fixed facial expression; echolalia: mimicking another's ...
Posture (psychology) Political posturing "Posture (Interlude)", a song from the EP Preacher's Kid by Semler This page was last edited on 7 ...
Catalepsy (from Ancient Greek katálēpsis, κατάληψις, "seizing, grasping") is a neurological condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture regardless of external stimuli, as well as decreased sensitivity to pain. [1]
A stereotypy (/ ˈ s t ɛr i. ə ˌ t aɪ p i, ˈ s t ɪər-,-i. oʊ-/, [1] [2] STERR-ee-ə-ty-pee, STEER-, -ee-oh-) is a repetitive or ritualistic movement, posture, or utterance.. Stereotypies may be simple movements such as body rocking, or complex, such as self-caressing, crossing and uncrossing of legs, and marching
Amy Cuddy demonstrating her theory of "power posing" with a photo of the comic-book superhero Wonder Woman. Power posing is a controversial self-improvement technique or "life hack" in which people stand in a posture that they mentally associate with being powerful, in the hope of feeling more confident and behaving more assertively.