The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noticed a change in her husband's personality and ability to understand.He also cries very easily and becomes angry.The nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviours is the __________ lobe.

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The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behaviour, emotions, and intellectual function.The parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.

The Wife of a 65-Year-Old Man Tells the Nurse That