Glossary C
Glossary C
Catastrophic thinking refers to unrealistic appraisals of stress that exaggerate the magnitude of one's problems.
Catastrophizing means ignoring possibilities and predicting absolute failure, example
"It doesn't matter how we earn this year , we can't already earn, so the year is already a failure."
"It doesn't matter how we earn this year , we can't already earn, so the year is already a failure."
Catatonic refers to a persom with Catatonia or Catatonic Schizophrenia which is characterized by marked motor abnormalities including immobility (catalepsy or stupor), excessive motor activity (purposeless agitation), extreme negativism, mutism, posturing or stereotyped movements, Echolalia, and/or Echopraxia.
catatonic immobility refers to disturbance of motor behavior in which the person remains motionless, sometimes in an awkward posture, for extended period of time
Catatonic posturing refer to semi-stiff poses or postures assumed by people with Catatonic-type schizophrenia; this posturing or posing can be remain fixed for hours or days.
Catatonic schizophrenia refers to the type of schizophrenia in which people show a variety of motor behaviors and ways of speaking that suggest almost complete unresponsiveness to their environment
Catatonic stupor is a term used when someone completely withdraws into a private world, sitting for hours without moving.