Which symptom should a nurse identify that would differentiate clients diagnosed with neurocognitive disorders from clients diagnosed with amnesic disorders?
A. Neurocognitive disorders involve disorientation that develops suddenly, whereas amnestic disorders develop more slowly.
B. Neurocognitive disorders involve impairment of abstract thinking and judgment, whereas amnestic disorders do not.
C. Neurocognitive disorders include the symptom of confabulation, whereas amnestic disorders do not.
D. Both neurocognitive disorders and profound amnesia typically share the symptom of disorientation to place, time, and self.
B
Neurocognitive disorders involve impairment of abstract thinking and judgment. Amnestic disorders are characterized by an inability to learn new information and to recall previously learned information, with no impairment in higher cortical functioning or personality change.
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