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While speaking, your patient shifts rapidly from topic to topic without realizing that his thoughts are not connected. This might be a sign of any of the following conditions EXCEPT:

A) psychosis. B) schizophrenia. C) manic episodes. D) depression.

Conversations with an elderly patient can provide clues to his or her:

A) psychological needs. B) mental status. C) both A and B. D) neither A nor B.