Question

After suffering a traumatic brain injury, garland appeared to be unconscious. however, when he was told to imagine playing soccer or driving to his office, garland's brain activity looked like that of healthy volunteers. which term best describes garland's mental state? garland is experiencing somnambulism. garland is in a flow state. garland is experiencing altered consciousness. garland is in a state of hypnosis.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Garland is in a minimally conscious state.
In a minimally conscious state, a patient posses a partial awareness on the things that happened within his/her environment.
But that patient do not possess the ability to make a complex action like talking or walking.