grossly disorganised or catatonic behaviour

• disorganised behaviour can involve the schiz displaying bizarre and unpredictable behaviour
• disorganised behaviour includes problems with basic daily routines such as washing, changing clothes, eating etc
• what are the catatonic behaviours?

  • catatonic stupor
  • catatonic rigidity
  • catatonic posturing
  • catatonic excitement
• what is catatonic stupor?


  remaining motionless for long periods of time
• what is catatonic rigidity?

  maintaining a rigid upright posture
• what is catatonic excitement?

  moving excitedly