The nurse is reviewing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a client diagnosed with schizophrenia. The report documents a decrease in brain size and activity in the frontal lobe. Which client symptom correlates with this finding?
A) Auditory hallucinations
B) Reasoning ability
C) Unstable vital signs
D) Disheveled appearance
B
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The nurse is correct to correlate the decrease in reasoning ability with the documented changes in the client's frontal lobe. The frontal lobe is associated in how we reason and plan, parts of speech, coordination, and emotions.
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