Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options. Statement 1: People in a catatonic stupor remain motionless and silent for long stretches of time. Statement 2: People exhibiting catatonic posturing maintaining a rigid, upright posture for hours. |
Only Statement 1 is correct. Only Statement 2 is correct. Both statements are correct. None of the given statement is correct. |
Only Statement 1 is correct. |
The correct answer is Option 1: Only Statement 1 is correct. Statement 1: People in a catatonic stupor remain motionless and silent for long stretches of time.This is correct. Statement 2: People exhibiting catatonic posturing maintaining a rigid, upright posture for hours. This is false. people exhibiting catatonic rigidity (not catatonic posturing), i.e. maintaining a rigid, upright posture for hours. "People with schizophrenia also show psychomotor symptoms. They move less spontaneously or make odd grimaces and gestures. These symptoms may take extreme forms known as catatonia. People in a catatonic stupor remain motionless and silent for long stretches of time. Some show catatonic rigidity, i.e. maintaining a rigid, upright posture for hours. Others exhibit catatonic posturing, i.e. assuming awkward, bizarre positions for long periods of time." |