A nurse differentiates between dementia and depression in an older adult. Which of the following assessment findings leads the nurse to believe that the client has depression?
A) The client has socially unacceptable behaviors.
B) The client is negativistic.
C) The client's mood fluctuates.
D) The client's mood is distractible.
Ans: B
The affect of depressed people is generally sad and negativistic and is not influenced by external circumstances. By contrast, the affect of people who have dementia fluctuates more and changes in response to distractions.
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