Regarding organic mental disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. In a sense, all psychoses and, most, if not all, other mental illnesses are partly organic.
b. The most common organic psychosis is dementia.
c. A person with an organic mental disorder may have severe emotional disturbances, memory loss, personality changes, delirium, or psychotic symptoms.
d. Brain damage due to physical injuries, poisons, or drugs would not be considered organic mental disorders.
D
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