q36 - beth77

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A 49-year-oldman is recuperating in a hospital after having sustained a recent cerebrovascular accident that damaged part of his right temporal lobe. His wife and children are at his bedside day and night. They want to activelyparticipatein his rehabilitation but specificallyask the attending physician what they can expect from him in the future. Once the patient has recuperated from the immediate effects of his stroke, to which of the followingpsychiatric disorders will he be most predisposed? Conversion disorder Narcolepsy Majordepressive disorder Schizophrenia Substance abuse

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I think if its rt.temporal lobe involvement, its schizophrenia and
for left temporal lobe involvement its major depressive disorder........

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right temporal lobe major depressive disorder

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yes beth i agree