Regarding psychoses that are directly caused by physical damage to the brain, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Children who eat leaded paint or breathe leaded paint powder can become psychotic or intellectually disabled.
b. Children with higher levels of lead in their blood are more likely to be arrested as adults for criminal offenses.
c. "Poisoning" in the form of drug abuse can produce deviant behavior and psychotic symptoms.
d. Somatic symptom disorders are serious mental impairments in old age caused by deterioration of the brain.
ANSWER: d
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