Which statement accurately differentiates NCD from pseudodementia (depression)?
1. NCD has a rapid onset, whereas pseudodementia does not.
2. NCD symptoms include disorientation to time and place, and pseudodementia does not.
3. NCD symptoms improve as the day progresses, but symptoms of pseudodementia worsen.
4. NCD causes decreased appetite, whereas pseudodementia does not.
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Rationale: NCD has a slow progression of symptoms, whereas pseudodementia has a rapid progression of symptoms. NCD symptoms include disorientation to time and place, and pseudodementia does not. NCD symptoms' severity worsens as the day progresses, whereas in pseudodementia, symptoms improve as the day progresses. In NCD the appetite remains unchanged. whereas in pseudodementia, the appetite diminishes.
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