Psychiatry and Psychology

Stereotyped Behavior

Relatively invariant mode of behavior elicited or determined by a particular situation; may be verbal, postural, or expressive.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Relatively invariant mode of behavior elicited or determined by a particular situation; may be verbal, postural, or expressive.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Behavior, Stereotyped
  • Behaviors, Stereotyped
  • Stereotyped Behaviors

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

human & animal

MeSH Record

History Note

81(73); was see under BEHAVIOR 1975-80

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Behavior (1966-1972)
  • Behavior, Animal (1966-1972)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. F01.145.896w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stereotyped Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013239. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013239
  2. Stereotyped Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypy
  3. Stereotyped Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1198115