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  2. Psychomotor agitation - Wikipedia

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    Typical manifestations include pacing around, wringing of the hands, uncontrolled tongue movement, pulling off clothing and putting it back on, and other similar actions. [1] In more severe cases, the motions may become harmful to the individual, and may involve things such as ripping , tearing, or chewing at the skin around one's fingernails ...

  3. Hand clasping - Wikipedia

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    Hand wringing is a gesture characterized by repeatedly rubbing or twisting one's hands together, often as a sign of distress or nervousness, while folding or clasping.. Hand wringing has been studied in psychology to understand its underlying motivations and implications for mental well-being, of which include nonverbal communication and self-soothing beha

  4. Hand rubbing - Wikipedia

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    Hand rubbing is a gesture that conveys in many cultures either that one has a feeling of excited expectation, or that one is simply cold. [1] In Ekman and Friesen's 1969 classification system for gestures, hand-rubbing as an indication of coldness is an emblem intentional gesture that could equally well be verbalized.

  5. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  6. Body language - Wikipedia

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    [22] [better source needed] Hand gestures often signify the state of well-being of the person making them. Relaxed hands indicate confidence and self-assurance, while clenched hands may be interpreted as signs of stress or anger. If a person is wringing their hands, this demonstrates nervousness and anxiety. [22] [better source needed]

  7. Review: 'The Brutalist' is hand-wringing over the high price ...

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    Adrien Brody suffers and Guy Pearce seethes in this epic showdown between a passionate architect and his flaky patron, co-written and directed by Brady Corbet.

  8. Rett syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Characteristic hand movements such as wringing, washing, clapping, or tapping, as well as repeatedly moving the hands to the mouth often begin during this stage which is called mouthing. [5] The child may hold the hands clasped behind the back or held at the sides, with random touching, grasping, and releasing. [ 5 ]

  9. Petrissage - Wikipedia

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    Petrissage (French, from pétrir 'to knead') is a massage technique that applies deep pressure to the underlying muscles.Kneading, wringing, skin rolling, and pick-up-and-squeeze are the petrissage movements.