One problem with Kraepelin's use of the term "dementia praecox" is that
A) it assumed that progressive deterioration of the brain is a universal feature of the disorder.
B) it assumed that what we call schizophrenia only occurred in elderly patients.
C) it assumed the intellectual functioning of patients remained constant even as their bodies aged.
D) it was actually describing Alzheimer's dementia, not schizophrenia.
A
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a. schizophrenia b. phobias c. bipolar disorder d. amnesia e. dissociative identity disorder
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