Carl, who is in his late 70s and has had a history of strokes, has become confused, suspicious, and
withdrawn as well as experiencing disturbances in memory, reasoning, judgment, impulse control, and personality. Carl is suffering from
a. a somatic symptom disorder.
b. a neurocognitive disorder.
c. normal old age mental losses.
d. a dissociative disorder.
ANSWER: b
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