Which Statement Accurately Differentiates Mild NCD from Major NCD

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately differentiates mild NCD from major NCD?

• A) Major NCD involves disorientation that develops suddenly, whereas mild NCD develops more slowly.
• B) Major NCD involves impairment of abstract thinking and judgment, whereas mild NCD does not.
• C) Major NCD criteria requires substantial cognitive decline from a previous level of performance, and mild NCD requires modest decline.
• D) Major NCD criteria requires decline from a previous level of performance in three of the listed domains, and mild NCD requires only one.

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