Nearsightedness Is More Properly Called

question 71

Multiple Choice

Nearsightedness is more properly called

• A) diabetes mellitus.
• B) myopia.
• C) retinal detachment.
• D) hyperopia.
• E) glaucoma.

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Definitions:

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A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions.

Somatogenic Hypothesis

The hypothesis that mental disorders result from organic (bodily) causes.

Mental Disorder

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