How did pre-modern societies typically cope with an individual who would be considered mentally ill by today's standards?"

A. The person would undergo therapy in a hospital setting. 
B. The person would be sent to live in a religious institution, like a monastery. 
C. The person would live on the family farm and tend to the animals.  
D. The person would be imprisoned for moral crimes. 
E. The person would be sent to live in an Almshouse.


Answer: C

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