To Samuel Woodward, superintendent of Worcester Lunatic Hospital in the 1800s, heavy drinking, masturbation, overwork, faulty education, and excessive ambitions were viewed as
a. common symptoms of mental disorders.
b. frequent causes of mental disorders.
c. problems resulting from overcrowding of mental hospitals.
d. irrelevant to an understanding of mental disorders.
Answer: b.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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