In the Late 19th Century, the Enactment of Civil Commitment

question 48

Multiple Choice

In the late 19th century, the enactment of civil commitment laws resulted in

• A)only a few cases of involuntary commitment to mental hospitals.
• B)people being committed who were not mentally ill.
• C)wives committing their husbands to mental hospitals at a higher rate than the reverse.
• D)an increase in public knowledge of accurate diagnosis of mental illness.

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Definitions:

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are sensitive to low light levels and are primarily responsible for night vision.

Peripheral Vision

The ability to see objects outside the direct line of vision, encompassing a wide field of view.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that proposes the eye perceives colors through the response rates of three types of cones sensitive to specific wavelengths of light.

Visible Spectrum

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, ranging from violet to red.