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Spatial Behavior

Medical Definition:	Reactions of an individual or groups of individuals with relation to the immediate surrounding area including the animate or inanimate objects within that area.
Guide Notes:	human & animal
Also Called:	Proxemics
Previously Indexed:	Adaptation, Psychological (1966-1967),Psychotherapy (1966-1967)

Spatial Behavior Categories.

	Crowding - Behavior with respect to an excessive number of individuals, human or animal, in relation to available space.
	Personal Space - Invisible boundaries surrounding the individual's body which are maintained in relation to others.
	Territoriality - Behavior in defense of an area against another individual or individuals primarily of the same species.

Spatial Behavior Medical Definitions and Terms

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