Psychomotorics

Psychomotorics (also Psycho-motorics or psychomotility) - a set of arbitrary consciously regulated motor acts. The state of psychomotor reflects the level of physical and mental development, the development of speech, the features of the constitution and upbringing. Psychomotorics is an important criterion for assessing mental status, necessary for diagnosing a disease.
Based on the analysis of intentions, Seewald (1997) found four different meanings or concepts of "psychomotorics":
* as a concept of stimulation and fostering of development
* as a term that shows the unity of the mental and motor processes
* as a term in sports research
* as a term associated with development
History
The founder of term psychomotorics is considered to be . Although it is known that before E. Kiphard other scientists used this term. So Neurologist and psychiatrist Wilhelm Griesinger was the first to use the term (Griesinger 1844). In his opinion the psychomotor approach is based on a holistic View of the human being. According to this understanding, the Human body and mind are united.
In the early 20th century, the German rhythmist Charlotte Pfeffer was the first educator who attempted to apply the psychomotor approach in practice. (Pfeffer 1955; 1958) (See Seewald 1997, Reichenbach 2010).

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