The Practice of Eating Nonfood Substances Is Called

question 50

Multiple Choice

The practice of eating nonfood substances is called

• A) pica.
• B) purging disorder.
• C) lanugo.
• D) bingeing.

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Definitions:

Moral Treatment Movement

The Moral Treatment Movement was a 19th-century approach to mental illness emphasizing humane treatment, moral discipline, and the therapeutic benefits of nature and meaningful work.

Philippe Pinel

A French physician known for his humane treatment of psychiatric patients in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, often regarded as a founder of modern psychiatry.

Moral Treatment

An approach to mental health care in the 18th and 19th centuries that emphasized humane and respectful techniques.

Dorothea Dix

A pioneering advocate for the mentally ill in the 19th century, who played a key role in the creation of the first generation of American mental asylums.