Which of these is not a pa of catatonia?
(A) Akathisia (B) Ambivalence (C) Ambitendency (D) Akinesia
(A) Ans: A. Akathisia(Ref Kaplan and Sadock 11/e p329, 871; Niraj Ahuja 7/e p59).Akathisia:Not a pa of catatonia.Characterized by a subjective & objective sense of restlessness, anxiety & agitation.Ambitendency:Example of negativism.Considered an ambivalence form.Ambivalence:Sign of Schizophrenia.