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tingc95

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What was the primary purpose of treatment techniques such as purging and bloodletting used by Benjamin Rush?
 
  a) to allow evil spirits to escape
  b) to reduce pressure on the brain's blood vessels
  c) to separate the emotion centers from the higher brain centers
  d) to reduce the level of neurotransmitters in the nervous system

Question 2

In the American colonies, the mentally ill were associated with paupers and criminals because all three groups were seen as
 
  a) intolerant.
  b) possessed.
  c) needing special charity.
  d) a menace to the community.



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Answer to Question 1

You are a life saver.

Answer to Question 2

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