N = 50 (about 1/2 of sample) Foreign-born and US Natives Boston (ages 18-30, M = 21.80, 65% female, 50% foreign born) Subjective Stress and Scales. (available in 4 languages): Perceived Stress In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high.
Asterixis is a tremor or movement disorder characterized by movement of hands and wrists that resembles flapping of wings. There is arrhythmic flexion movements of the hands with outstretched arms and dorsiflexion of the wrists. This tremor experienced is involuntary and cannot be controlled by the individual.
Asterixis: one type of negative myoclonus. Young RR, Shahani BT. Asterixis is a disorder of motor control characterized by irregular myoclonic lapses of posture affecting various parts of the body independently. These lapses are caused by involuntary 50- to 200-msec silent periods appearing in muscles (even antagonistic groups of muscles) which are tonically active.