A client with depression asks, "So, where in my head is the depression?" What is the appropriate nursing response?

A) "The occipital lobe governs perceptions of events, judging them as positive or negative."
B) "The parietal lobe has been linked to depression."
C) "The medulla regulates key biological and psychological activities."
D) "The limbic system is largely responsible for one's experience of emotion."


D

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