Question

Shirin sits for hours with her head in her hands and doesn't move a muscle. when a nurse tries to pull her head up, she resists. her disorder has been diagnosed as schizophrenia; her behavior suggests that the type is

Answer 1

Her behavior suggests that the type is catatonic.
This mental disorder is characterized by no motion at all, for hours, and sometimes even days - people suffering from this disorder don't usually show much activity, or they don't move at all. It is the rarest type of schizophrenia, but it is very dangerous.