cascade-variant
Manifestation Fixation Tension Discharge
Definition
Psychomotor agitation: fidgeting, pacing, and restless drive bleed off a dysphoric tension the body cannot otherwise settle — the agitated pole of depressive motor disturbance. Distinct from Restless Drive, whose over-drive is rule-governed and achievement-toned, and from Mild Restless, whose motor restlessness is a neutral neurodevelopmental trait. Here the engine is acute affective distress seeking discharge, ego-dystonic rather than appetitive or constitutional. Where this agitation co-occurs with depressed mood, screen for a mixed state — that presentation is carried by Manifestation Flood Mixed Agitation and carries elevated suicide risk.
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Orthography
- case
- capitalized-always
- evidence
- ordinary
Usage
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- The parent cascade, a reusable global diagnosis, or a variant attached to a different cascade.
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