A Catatonic Patient Admitted in a Stuporous Condition Begins to Demonstrate

question 28

Multiple Choice

A catatonic patient admitted in a stuporous condition begins to demonstrate increased motor activity.During his assessment,the psychiatrist raises the patient's arm above his head and releases it.The patient maintains the position his arm was placed in,immobile in that position for 15 minutes,moving only when the nurse gently lowers his arm.What symptom is demonstrated by this assessment technique?

• A) Echopraxia
• B) Waxy flexibility
• C) Depersonalization
• D) Thought withdrawal

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