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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2008

The observed patient's movements are retarded, she answers no questions. Sometimes she spontaneously stays in strange postures. It is possible to set her body and limbs into different positions artificially. If the psychiatrist lifts her arm or leg, so that she remains standing on the other leg, the patient can stay in such a position for quite a long time. Name the probable disorder:

Answer options

  1. Apathetic stupor, schizophrenia
  2. Dissociative stupor, dissociative psychosis
  3. Psychogenic stupor, stress disorder
  4. Depressive stupor, bipolar disorder
  5. Catatonic stupor, schizophrenia
Correct answer

Catatonic stupor, schizophrenia

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