{"id":29931,"date":"2020-07-19T10:12:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=29931"},"modified":"2022-07-18T06:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T06:18:37","slug":"waxy-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/waxy-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Waxy flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Waxy-flexibility.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-29932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Waxy-flexibility-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>A symptom often present in catatonic schizophrenia, in which the patient\u2019s arm or leg remains in the position in which it is placed. Also known as cerea flexibilitas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A characteristic of a catatonic state in which a patient\u2019s limbs can be moved into a variety of positions where they are maintained for unusually long periods of time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A cataleptic state in which limbs retain any position in which they are placed. It is characteristic of catatonic patients.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A symptom often present in catatonic schizophrenia, in which the patient\u2019s arm or leg remains in the position in which it is placed. Also known as cerea flexibilitas. 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