This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Subject name: Psychiatry
Catatonic schizophrenia is associated with 
Select and explain. 
A. Paranoid thoughts, B. Suicidal behavior, C. Motor symptoms, D. Mental Retardation
C: Motor symptoms
Answer: C: Motor symptoms 
Explanation: - Catatonic schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia that includes extremes of behavior.- It includes motor symptoms.- At one end of the extreme the patient cannot speak, move or respond - there is a dramatic reduction in activity where viually all movement stops, as in a catatonic stupor.- At the other end of the extreme they are overexcited or hyperactive, sometimes mimicking sounds (echolalia) or movements (echopraxia) around them - often referred to as catatonic excitement.