In a research paper on moral therapy, a nurse wants to examine how the diagnoses in this method of treating mental illness differ from current diagnoses. What are some of the diagnoses she should consider related to the use of moral therapy?
Select all that apply.
1. Ill health
2. Binge eating
3. Pecuniary losses
4. Family affliction
5. Jealousy and pride
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5
Explanation: William Stokes, a physician who consulted on moral therapy and wrote extensively on its practice, considered major diagnoses to include jealousy and pride, family affliction, pecuniary losses, and ill health. Binge-eating disorder is a diagnosis in the DSM-5.
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