The nurse has explained some of the biologic theories of causation to a client who has borderline personality disorder. The nurse determines that the client has understood the instructions when the client says:
A) "My disorder may be caused by increased serotonin activity."
B) "My disorder is due to decreased dopamine activity in my brain."
C) "A frontal lobe dysfunction may be causing my condition."
D) "An occipital lobe dysfunction may be causing my condition."
A
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