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Automatic behavior: A behavior that is performed without conscious knowledge and that does not appear to be under conscious control.

 


Automatic behavior
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A behavior that is performed without conscious knowledge and that does not appear to be under conscious control.

automatic behavior - performing routine tasks without conscious awareness of doing so, and often without memory of it.
disrupted nighttime sleep, including multiple arousals ...

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other complaints such as blurred vision, double vision, or droopy eyelids
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Automatic behavior: Automatic behaviors are behaviors that a person does without being aware of it, such as mirroring someone else speech or movements.

During automatic behavior, you're not aware of your actions, so you don't do them well. For example, if you're writing before falling asleep, you may scribble rather than form words. If you're driving, you may get lost or have an accident.

The symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), loss of muscle tone (cataplexy), distorted perceptions (hypnagogic hallucinations), inability to move or talk (sleep paralysis), disturbed nocturnal sleep, and automatic behavior.

Other signs and symptoms of narcolepsy include restless nighttime sleep and occasional automatic behavior.

Prolonged confusion or automatic behaviors — performing such activities as eating or moving without being aware of it — can be a symptom of a dangerous condition called absence status epilepticus and require immediate medical attention.

A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA.

Hyperactivity, especially in children
Automatic behavior (performing actions by rote)
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The patient usually has a change in their ability to interact with their environment and may exhibit automatic behaviors such as walking in a circle, sitting and standing, or smacking their lips.

A psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker or licensed counselor works with you to unlearn automatic behaviors.
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Individuals often report difficulty concentrating, memory problems, and blurred or double vision. Periods of amnesia during purposeful activity (automatic behavior) may also occur.

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See also: Symptom, Fatigue, Narcolepsy, Seizure, Paralysis

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