Emil Kraepelin was a pioneer of the diagnosis of mental disorders.Among the categories he identified were _____,which is similar to the current label of bipolar disorder,and _____,which is similar to the current label of schizophrenia.

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Emil Kraepelin's categories of manic-depressive psychosis and dementia praecox became the basis for the modern diagnosis of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, respectively. Option B includes anxiety neurosis and disorderly thought psychosis, which were not part of Kraepelin's categories. Option C includes dementia praecox but not manic-depressive psychosis, and separation disorder is not a term Kraepelin used. Option D is incorrect as Kraepelin did create these categories.

Emil Kraepelin Was a Pioneer of the Diagnosis of Mental