The patient with a brain injury is beginning to regain memory. The nurse explains to the family that what will most likely occur?
a. The patient will become less combative.
b. The patient will become angrier.
c. The patient will become more depressed.
d. The patient will wish to retire.
ANS: C
Generally, the more the memory improves, the more the patient becomes depressed.
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