The First Significant Supporting Evidence for a Biological Cause of a Mental

question 73

Multiple Choice

The first significant supporting evidence for a biological cause of a mental disorder was the 19th century discovery that the psychotic disorder called general paresis was caused by the same bacterial microorganism that causes __________.

• A) malaria
• B) Alzheimer's disease
• C) syphilis
• D) hysteria

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Definitions:

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