Some Doctors Combined Cold Baths, Laxatives, and Bloodletting to Treat

question 31

Multiple Choice

Some doctors combined cold baths, laxatives, and bloodletting to treat their mental patients. What was the perceived goal of such treatments?

• A) to shock the body and mind
• B) to induce a placebo effect
• C) to clean the body of harmful elements
• D) to help patient lose weight
• E) to punish patients for misbehavior

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