Which of the Following Represented a Seventeenth- to Eighteenth-Century Societal

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represented a seventeenth- to eighteenth-century societal view of people with mental illness?

• A) Restraints were not to be used on mentally ill patients.
• B) Those with mental illness were immune to human discomforts.
• C) Informed consent was required prior to admission to an asylum.
• D) Patient neglect rarely if ever occurred in asylums.

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