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stereotypy

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ster·e·o·ty·py  (str--tp, stîr-)
n. pl. ster·e·o·ty·pies
1. Excessive repetition or lack of variation in movements, ideas, or patterns of speech, especially when viewed as a symptom of certain developmental or psychiatric disorders.
2. Printing The process or art of making stereotype plates.
stereotypy [ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪpɪ ˈstɪər-]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the act or process of making stereotype printing plates
2. (Psychology) a tendency to think or act in rigid, repetitive, and often meaningless patterns
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It can also take the form of repetitive behaviour, where they are either stereotypy, compulsive, ritualistic, restricted or even practice self injury.
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