There Is Some Debate About Whether Philippe Pinel ________

question 80

Multiple Choice

There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel ________

• A) was the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital.
• B) was the first person to refute the idea of witchcraft as an explanation for abnormal behavior.
• C) supported Mesmer's ideas of animal magnetism and hypnosis.
• D) approved of the use of bleeding, beatings, and imprisonment for mental patients.

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