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- From: tgrupe@watnxt11.ucr.edu (Todd E. Grupe)
- Newsgroups: sci.psychology
- Subject: Re: moving patterns&depression
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 22:16:24 GMT
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- In article <92316.230218RMK111@psuvm.psu.edu> RMK111@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
- > I am seeking information regarding the relationship between movement
- patterns (
- > specifically running patterns) and depression.
- >
- > Does anyone know of any anecdotal or experimental evidence examining how
- a
- > person changes their movement as their mood changes or what movement
- patterns
- > are characterisitc of a clinically depressed individual? Please help!!!
-
- The most obvious changes are the ones you'd expect; posture tends to slump
- forward more, the head and eyes are more likely to be pointed downward,
- and overall speed (of walking, getting up out of a chair, etc.) tends to
- be slower. In a subject with more than light depression, overall muscle
- tone drops -- the neural impulses in the muscles are slightly more
- inhibited. The most obvvious sign of this is in the face -- the eyes take
- on a sunken, tired look and the mouth droops a bit.
-
- Jeez.. now I'm depressed.
-
- TG
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