Disorders involving deficits in cognitive functioning that represent a marked change from the individual's prior level of functioning and which are caused by physical or medical
Conditions that affect brain functions are called ______.
A) psychosomatic disorders
B) adjustment disorders
C) neurocognitive disorders
D) somatoform disorders

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Neurocognitive disorders involve deficits in cognitive functioning such as memory, attention, language, and perception due to physical or medical conditions that affect brain functions. Psychosomatic disorders involve physical symptoms that are caused by psychological factors, adjustment disorders involve emotional and behavioral symptoms in response to a stressor, and somatoform disorders involve physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition.

Disorders Involving Deficits in Cognitive Functioning That Represent a Marked