catatonicadj.
/katəˈtɒnɪk/ Characterized by catatonia n. Hence as n., one affected by catatonia.
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1908 Practitioner Jan. 12 There may be catatonic stupor, automatic obedience, and occasionally impulsive automatism.
1917 C. R. Payne tr. O. Pfister Psychoanalytic Method ii. xix. 499 The overcoming of the resistance is impossible in catatonics of an advanced stage.
1948 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Dec. 89 Catatonic schizophrenia is characterized by negativism, catalepsy, suggestibility, stupor, excitement, mannerisms, stereotypy, etc.
1957 P. Lafitte Person in Psychol. 7 The scale or scope of activity may vary, down to the limit of the catatonic schizophrenic, whose endless wars and reconciliations are conducted in strict privacy.
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