Imagine That It Is 1885

Multiple Choice

Imagine that it is 1885. A man complains of "shattered nerves." He is lacking in energy and shows low mood. Physicians specializing in mental conditions (alienists) would likely consider this person ________

A) a morally deficient individual.
B) as suffering from neurasthenia.
C) as suffering from hysteria.
D) as untreatable because the condition was biological.