Question

Clara has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. she will often sit in strange positions for hours, without any apparent awareness of her surroundings. what symptom is she experiencing?

Answer 1

The symptoms would be catatonia

Side effects that could be found when using the antipsychotic drug are the extrapyramidal effect. One of them is catatonia which is characterized by an abnormality in psycho-motoric function. The patient could be experiencing a rigidity which causes the strange position and inability to speak.