Jillian Is Called Down to the Emergency Room to Assess

Jillian is called down to the emergency room to assess a patient. Jillian has worked with this patient before, and they have always had a good working relationship. When Jillian walks into the room, she is startled by the changes in the patient since the last time she saw him. The patient is disheveled, talking to himself, and looking wildly around the room. Jillian tells the emergency room staff that the patient has _____________________________ since she last saw him.

A) Adapted
B) Assimilated
C) Suffered an epigenetic crisis
D) Decompensated