Roy Alternates Between Periods in Which He Remains Motionless and Seems

question 226

Multiple Choice

Roy alternates between periods in which he remains motionless and seems oblivious to his environment, and periods of hyperactivity and frenzied excitement. Roy would MOST likely be diagnosed as having

• A) paranoid schizophrenia.
• B) catatonic schizophrenia.
• C) disorganized schizophrenia.
• D) undifferentiated schizophrenia.

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