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A client receiving dialysis directs profanities at the nurse and then abruptly hangs his head and pleads, 'Please forgive me. Something just came over me. Why do I say those things?' The nurse interprets this as which of the following?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The client's rapid shift from anger to remorse indicates emotional lability, characterized by unstable and unpredictable emotions. Neologism involves made-up words, confabulation is fabricating stories to fill memory gaps, and flight of ideas is rapid thought shifts, none of which fit this behavior.

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