One of the beliefs that kept the mentally ill out of society and the recipients of horrible treatments was:
a. The belief that the mentall ill were curable.
b. The belief that the mentally ill were posessed.
c. The belief that the mentally ill didn't have good hygiene.
d. The belief that the mentally ill did not need treatment.

Question

One of the beliefs that kept the mentally ill out of society and the recipients of horrible treatments was:
a. The belief that the mentall ill were curable.
b. The belief that the mentally ill were posessed.
c. The belief that the mentally ill didn't have good hygiene.
d. The belief that the mentally ill did not need treatment.

anonymous · Answer

People actually used to believe that severely mentally ill people were possessed. 
Such as people with schizophrenia.