Anna is a patient in a psychiatric hospital. She sits immobile for hours each day in an odd position in the visitor's chair in her room. Anna BEST exemplifies ______ schizophrenia.

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Anna's immobility and odd posture are characteristic symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia. Undifferentiated schizophrenia involves a mix of symptoms, residual schizophrenia refers to individuals who have had a past episode of schizophrenia but are currently experiencing only residual symptoms, and paranoid schizophrenia involves delusions and hallucinations related to persecution or conspiracy. None of these options describe Anna's behavior as well as catatonic schizophrenia.

Anna Is a Patient in a Psychiatric Hospital