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Some stroke survivors with deficits involving their reasoning, problem solving and judgment may exhibit some of the following behaviors:
- Difficulty with routine tasks
- Thinking there's only one solution to a problem
- Confusion when performing everyday tasks
- Acting impulsively
- Concrete thinking and difficulty relating
- General confusion regarding time of day and time management
- Difficulty understanding abstract concepts
- Difficulty sequencing the steps of routine tasks
- Poor judgment
- Difficult seeing things from other points of view and thinking almost entirely of their own needs
- Being influenced by the attractive aspects of a situation and not thinking of the long-term consequences
- Some survivors may perseverate, or continually repeat words, thoughts or actions unrelated to the current issue at hand.
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