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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2009

The observed patient's movements are retarded, she answers no questions. Sometimes she spontaneously stiffens 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. Dissociative stupor, dissociative psychosis
  2. Depressive stupor, bipolar disorder
  3. Psychogenic stupor, stress disorder
  4. Apathetic stupor, schizophrenia
  5. Catatonic stupor, schizophrenia
Correct answer

Catatonic stupor, schizophrenia

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