The Higher Rate of the Catatonic Subtype of Schizophrenia Diagnosed

question 123

Multiple Choice

The higher rate of the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia diagnosed in the early part of the century has been attributed to the following:

• A)The symptoms were actually caused by side effects of electroconvulsive therapy.
• B)Patients with the catatonic subtype are now diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder.
• C)Patients with other disorders, such as "sleeping sickness," were being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia.
• D)Deinstitutionalization has resulted in catatonic schizophrenics living in the community, where they are less likely to be identified and diagnosed.

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Definitions:

Linguistic-Relativity Hypothesis

The theory that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition.

Cognitive Limits

The boundaries or constraints on a person's mental abilities, such as memory capacity, attention span, and the ability to process information.

Serial Processing

The act of processing information in a sequential manner, one operation at a time.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental method of information processing in the human mind.