If a Patient Suddenly Begins to Experience Extremes in Mood

question 94

Multiple Choice

If a patient suddenly begins to experience extremes in mood ranging from blunted affect to emotional outbursts,a neuropsychologist would suspect damage to the

• A) limbic system.
• B) cerebellum.
• C) occipital lobes.
• D) spinal cord.

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