Which of the Following Statements Is True Concerning Dorothea Dix

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true concerning Dorothea Dix?

• A) Dorothea was a European who experienced the maltreatment first hand and immigrated to America to escape the public's insensitivity toward the mentally ill
• B) Canada and the United States rejected Dorothea Dix's efforts to improve conditions for the mentally ill and her life was threatened several times
• C) Dorothea found the treatment of the mentally ill dehumanizing and set out on a quest to improve their condition by lobbying in the United States and Canada to get laws passed
• D) Thousands of new hospitals for the insane were established in Canada and the United States during the mid to late 1800s, yet very few adopted the humanitarian treatment set forth by Dorothea Dix.

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