A patient is active, lively, fussy. He opposes the examination. His speech is fast and loud, his statements are spontaneous and inconsequent. Specify the psychopathological state of this patient:

Answer options

1. Delirium
2. Catatonic agitation
3. Paranoid syndrome
4. Psychomotor agitation
5. Behavioral disorder

Explanation

The psychotic state in this task is represented by a set of cognitive-motor symptoms. The first is represented by the acceleration of mental activity. Consequently, the acceleration of speech (it is fast and loud). Also, we see symptoms of overactivity, excessive spontaneity, resistance to examination. All this allowed us to conclude that the patient has psychomotor agitation. Psychiatry: [Textbook] V.L. Gavenko, V.M. Sinayko, G.A. Samardakova and others; reduction by V.L. Gavenko, – Kharkov: Region-inform, 2006. –79 – 80 P.