ok, I read the wikipedia article, but I can't concentrate well because of my depression. I do stare with no change in expression for hours. But I can get up and go make myself a bowl of cereal.
I went to the psychiatrist today and under "affect" he wrote something that started with an A and I couldn't tell what he wrote.
Anyway, how do you know if someone is "catatonic"?
2007-06-12 14:19:51 · 9 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Health ➔ Mental Health
catatonia is a very rare psychiatric condition associated with schizophrenia. it is characterized by "waxy flexibility", meaning you can move a person's arm very easily into a new position, and they will maintain that position for extended periods of time. after working in psych for 12 or so years, i never witnessed such a state. regarding your affect or response to the stimuli around you, your doctor may have written "animated" meaning you show appropriate expressions, body language, rate and volume of speech, etc...
2007-06-12 14:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by vadtrav 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
catatonic means one who is constantly staring into space,this usually happens to depressed people,for example my father is recovering from a near death expirence,hes 93 years old,and has a few medical problems.now,hes been through a lot,a brain operation,my mothers surgery (shes fine now)and when she was in the hospital i would put the television on to keep dad amused and he would either fall asleep or stare into space.hes depressed and he still stares at things,sometimes for hours this all came about as the result of a fall which caused a blood vessel in his brain to leak thus the brain surgery..my dad will always have this condition,he may or he may not come around,only time will tell. i hope ive given you some insight as to what catatonic is.
2007-06-12 14:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heres' what I found about catatonic states on webmd:
People with catatonic schizophrenia are generally immobile and unresponsive to the world around them. They often become very rigid and stiff, and unwilling to move. Occasionally, these people have peculiar movements like grimacing or assume bizarre postures. Or, they might repeat a word or phrase just spoken by another person.
2007-06-12 14:24:09 · answer #3 · answered by tsoto_soto 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First, you have a right to ask what his diagnosis for you is. It is your information.
Second, catatonic means "without movement." A person who is catatonic just stays in one position. If someone else moves their arm, except for gravity, that position stays.
Could the A be anxiety attacks?
2007-06-12 14:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are catatonic, you sit in the corner and cant even go to the loo by yourself.
Young lady: maybe its time for you to change therapists?
The current ones don't seem to be working out so well.
2007-06-12 18:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have the attack you cant handle a computer. catatonic condition is a psychiatric in nature wherein the patient stays in just one position for a period of time without getting tired.
if he is raising both hands and catatonic sets in, he will be in that posotion for god knows until when
2007-06-12 14:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sometimes do that when I have severe anxiety attacks--it's like something inside of me freezes up, and I can't function for a while. Are you having lots of anxiety?
2007-06-12 16:59:07 · answer #7 · answered by Brigid O' Somebody 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please get some help, I am very concerned about you. Catatonic is when you stare off into space and don't react to your surroundings. Please go see another psychiatrist.
2007-06-12 14:23:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What your doctor may have written was "anhedonia." Here's what it means:
www.infoplease.com/dictionary/anhedonia
2007-06-12 14:36:56 · answer #9 · answered by dicey047 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋