For What Was Homewood Retreat in Guelph, Ontario Famous

question 33

Multiple Choice

For what was Homewood Retreat in Guelph, Ontario famous?

• A)It provided private rooms for wealthy patients.
• B)It was the first private asylum in Ontario.
• C)It was the first place to employ moral treatment techniques.
• D)It was the first asylum to employ psychiatrists.

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Definitions:

Grassroots Model

refers to a method of community organizing or activism that starts at the local level with ordinary people, aiming to bring about social or political changes from the bottom up.

Moral Panic

A widespread feeling of fear, often irrational, that some evil threatens the well-being of society, leading to a desire for strict measures to be taken.

Ethical

Pertaining to or dealing with morals, the principles of right and wrong behavior, and the goodness or badness of human character.

Ideological

Relating to or being based on a set of beliefs, ideas, or ideals that dictate the outlook, principles, and way of life of an individual or group.