Catastrophic reaction is feature of: (A) Dementia, (B) Schizophrenia, (C) Delirium, (D) Anxiety
Answer is A. Dementia is a chronic organic mental disorder. A catastrophic reaction is seen in dementia when beyond confronted with an assignment which is beyond the residual intellectual capacity, patient may go into a sudden rage. (Ref: a sho textbook of psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th edition, pg no.22)