AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is credited with trying to improve the living conditions in mental health facilities by eliminating their brutal practices and conditions?
A
Phillipe Pinel
B
Dorothea Dix
C
William James
D
Sigmund Freud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Philippe Pinel (1745–1826) is often said to be the father of modern clinical psychiatry. He is most famous for being a committed pioneer and advocate of humanitarian methods in the treatment of the mentally ill, and for the development of a mode of psychological therapy known as moral treatment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Philippe Pinel. William Tuke (1732-1822) in York pioneered the humane treatment of the mentally ill. At the same time in Paris, Philippe Pinel (1745-1826) (Fig 1) also took a kinder, less cruel approach to treatment and furthered the understanding of mental illness.

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