Catatonic stupor is suspected by what behaviors?

Answer 1

Catatonic stupor is marked by immobility and a behavior known as cerea flexibilitas (waxy flexibility) in which the individual can be made to assume bizarre postures that they will maintain for extended periods of time.

Answer 2

In catatonic stupor the individual experiences a deficit of motor (movement) activity that can render him/her motionless.

Answer 3

Individuals avoid bathing and grooming, make little or no eye contact with others, may be mute and rigid, and initiate no social behaviors.

Answer 4

Other signs and symptoms include violence directed toward him/herself, the assumption of inappropriate posture, selective mutism, negativism, facial grimaces, and animal-like noises.