While doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, Mary is put on a ward for adults with severe mental disorders. One patient remains in the same position for hours at a time and never talks. The doctors tell Mary this patient suffers from ______

a) catatonic frenzy
b) catatonic stupor
c) aphasia
d) echopraxia

ANS: B, Maintaining the same posture for hours is called a catatonic stupor.

Psychology

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