As an Intern in a Hospital,you Listen to a Conversation

question 50

Multiple Choice

As an intern in a hospital,you listen to a conversation between a physician and neuropsychologist discussing the perceptual problems of their patient,Angel.At one point,the physician says,"It's as if he can see the trees but not recognize the forest." From your training,you suspect Angel is experiencing ____.

• A) simultanagnosia
• B) delirium
• C) hemineglect
• D) expressive aprosodia

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