The text presented a case study of a retired man who was hospitalized by his wife and son. He was typical of many patients in that ________
A) he had become violent toward family members.
B) he never lost his orientation for time and person.
C) he had good memory for remote events but no memory for events that just occurred.
D) he became hypochondriacal and performed repetitive, meaningless rituals.

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The description matches a common symptom of certain cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, where patients can remember distant events well but struggle to recall recent happenings.

The Text Presented a Case Study of a Retired Man