Mutism and akinesis in a person who appears awake and even ale is best described as
Stupor: Akinesis (no movement) with mutism but with evidence of relative preservation of conscious awareness. the most impoant psychiatric disorders in which the patient presents with stupour is catatonia which is a type of schizophrenia and dissosiative stuour which is a type of neurotic illness. catatonic stupour has a good response with electro convulsive therapy and lorazepam dissosiative stupour has a good response with psychotherapy and narcoanalysis and working on the stressors in patients life. Ref: A Sho Textbook of Psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th Edition, pg. no.59 synopsis of psychiatry, kaplan and sadock, 11th Edition, pg. no.309
Twilight state
Oneroid state
Stupor
Delirium
Symptoms and signs in psychiatry and classification