As Medical Knowledge Improved Beginning in the 18th Century,psychological Disorders

question 15

Multiple Choice

As medical knowledge improved beginning in the 18th century,psychological disorders became ____.

• A)less prevalent
• B)more cloistered
• C)less mysterious
• D)further stigmatized

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Definitions:

Brittleness

The propensity of a substance to crack or fracture readily under pressure, without substantial bending or distortion.

Presbycusis

Age-related hearing loss that gradually occurs in most individuals as they grow older.

American Newborn

An infant who has recently been born in the United States.

Presbycusis

Age-related hearing loss that gradually occurs as one gets older, affecting the ability to hear higher frequencies.