Phillipe Pinel
A) believed that mental illness was purely a physiological phenomena, and could only be treated by
physical means such as bloodletting.
B) believed that mental illness was due to possession by demons and exorcism was the only useful
treatment.
C) believed that mental patients were ill and needed to be treated as suchwith kindness and caring.
D) believed that mental patients needed to choose rationality over insanity, so treatment was aimed at
making their lives as patients uncomfortable.
Question 2
According to the neuroscience paradigm, mental disorders are likely the result of
a) an abundance of receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.
b) excesses of different neurotransmitters, such as dopamine.
c) deficiencies in different neurotransmitters, such as serotonin.
d) all of the above.
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