Which of the following statements describes the original purpose for placing individuals in asylums?

A. to remove troublesome individuals from society who could not care for themselves
B. to protect society from the dangerous nature of the mentally ill
C. to offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses
D. to offer scientifically sound approaches to the treatment of mental disorders


Answer: A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

When people are shopping, crowding tends to ____

a. intensify whatever experience we are having at the time b. make the shopping experience more negative c. increase purchasing d. decrease purchasing

Psychology

An organism learns a relationship between two stimuli, such that the occurrence of one stimulus predicts the occurrence of another. This explanation is characteristic of:

A. stimulus-substitution theory B. cognitive perspective C. prediction theory D. generalization theory

Psychology

When we conduct a linear regression, we will use this to calculate a fit statistic.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

What do the words "the biology of sex" mean? How does this play a role in human behavior? Give two specific examples

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology