An incapacitating mental disorder indicated by a gross distortion of emotions and an inability to recognize reality and relate to others and to cope with ordinary demands of daily life is known as:
A) dementia
B) psychosis
C) neurosis
D) psychosomatic
B
Explanation: The general term for mental diseases that present in the manner described is psych/osis, "condition of the mind."
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Fill in the blank with the right word.
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