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SELF-STIMULATION [2 records]

Record 1 2023-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

The repetition of physical movements or articulated noises exhibited by people, especially young children and those with autism spectrum disorders, in reaction to a mental or emotional state ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie clinique
Key term(s)
  • auto-stimulation

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

Stimulation of oneself as a result of one's own activity or behavior.

OBS

[Example of electrical self-]stimulation, by an organism, of its own brain[, such as] a rat pressing a bar to receive electrical stimulation of the brain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Procédure par laquelle un animal s'administre une stimulation électrique intracérébrale.

Spanish

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