What term describes resistance to instructions?

What term describes resistance to instructions?

• A. Hallucinations
• B. Negativism
• C. Delusions of Control
• D. Hypnopompic Hallucinations

Answer: (B)

Negativism is resistance to instructions or directives. In clinical terms, it means the person oppositely responds to requests, often showing deliberate noncompliance or doing the opposite of what is asked, even when the instruction is simple and harmless. This behavior is a behavioral symptom sometimes seen in schizophrenia and catatonic presentations, reflecting a resistance to external guidance rather than a problem with perception or belief. This differs from hallucinatory experiences, which are false sensory perceptions; from delusions of control, which are the belief that external forces control one’s thoughts or actions; and from hypnopompic hallucinations, which are hallucinations that occur on waking.

Negativism is resistance to instructions or directives. In clinical terms, it means the person oppositely responds to requests, often showing deliberate noncompliance or doing the opposite of what is asked, even when the instruction is simple and harmless. This behavior is a behavioral symptom sometimes seen in schizophrenia and catatonic presentations, reflecting a resistance to external guidance rather than a problem with perception or belief.

This differs from hallucinatory experiences, which are false sensory perceptions; from delusions of control, which are the belief that external forces control one’s thoughts or actions; and from hypnopompic hallucinations, which are hallucinations that occur on waking.