Serious Symptoms Of Catatonic Schizophrenia

Echolalia Or Echopraxia

Catatonic schizophrenia patients may experience echolalia or echopraxia as a symptom of their condition. These terms refer to mimicking another individual. Specifically, echolalia is the mimicking of another individual's speech. Echopraxia is mimicking their movements. However, it is important to note that this mimicking is not done as a way to make fun of the other individual. Patients will mimic and repeat others for seemingly no real reason or purpose. Some individuals with this form of schizophrenia will experience one of these two mimicking symptoms, or they may deal with both.

Posturing

Quite a few individuals with catatonic schizophrenia will deal with posturing as a symptom. Posturing refers to holding a specific posture that fights against gravity. Thus, the posture must not be a relaxed one where individuals do not need to think about holding it. In most cases, posturing in this condition is the active maintenance of the posture, meaning that individuals know they are doing it. It is also worth noting that posturing is one of the symptoms of catatonia. This means that it is not a classic symptom of schizophrenia that happens to also be present in catatonic schizophrenia.