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cnetterville

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Which of the following is a possible sign of changes that occur in patients with frontal lobe malfunctions?
 
  a) delusions of grandeur and odd postures
   b) auditory hallucinations and depersonalization
   c) dissociative amnesia and migraine headaches
   d) diminished ability to concentrate and loss of orientation to time or place

Question 2

A physician suspects that a patient has a subtle form of brain damage that has not shown up on brain scans. The symptoms include apathy, overeating, reduced capacity to use language, and loss of orientation to time and place.
 
  A referral is made to a neuropsychologist. Which part of the brain might the neuropsychologist suspect has been damaged?
  a) parietal lobes
  b) corpus callosum
  c) cerebellum
  d) frontal lobes



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Answer to Question 1

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