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.

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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

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Catatonic stupor is a term used when someone completely withdraws into a private world, sitting for hours without moving.

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- Catatonic type of schizophrenia : catatonic type of schizophrenia refers to the type of Schizophrenia in which motor disturbances, such as rigidity, agitation, and odd mannerisms predominate.

Catch-up growth refers to a period of accelerated growth in which children who have experienced growth deficits grow very rapidly to "catch up to" the growth trajectory that they are genetically programmed to follow.

Deutsch: Sich selbst fangen / Español: Atraparse a sí mismo / Português: Capturando a si mesmo / Français: Se rattraper / Italiano: Cogliersi /

Catching oneself refers to a technique in Adlerian therapy where patients learn to notice that they are performing behaviors which they wish to change. When they catch themselves, they may have an "Aha” response.

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Catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) refers to enzyme that converts catecholamines into synaptically inactive forms.

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Catecholamines refer to organic compounds, including Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Dopamine. They are a class of neurotransmitters, Epinephrine and Norepinephrine, and Dopamine that promote sympathetic nervous system activity; released in substantial quantities during stressful times.They contain both catechol and an amine (NH2)

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