When she spoke sharply to him today, he slammed down his book, and ran out of the room. He didn't stop until he got home. He couldn't say why he ran - he just had to. The Psychomotor OE is most often noted for its surplus of energy. Concomitant with that can be a pressure for action or acting out - especially under stress.
Impulsive actions can frequently land one in trouble.
The teacher asked Frank why he cut himself with the razor blades. The teacher persisted by noting that Frank could have done many things when he was bored. After some more discussion, Frank explained that it was the sensations that he received that prompted his cutting himself. The second type may be represented by those who may find that classrooms are too noisy to think in, that television is impossible to pull away from, or that pictures may be too intense to look at without getting a headache. Barry started avidly reading at an early age, and by the time he got to school he was reading books aimed at fourth and fifth grade students.