The force concept in catatonia

Conclusion

The writer proposes therefore the following envisagement of the catatonic process:

When an individual develops some notion of a force or power whose nature is not well understood, yet with which he senses some disruption of his personality integration, a considerable regression may occur leading to a partial or complete preoccupation with forces and powers as such. This is catatonia, which, focusing upon power apart from its ordinary practical associative connections, may be evidenced in varying mixtures of muscular and ideational symptomatology.