The doctrine of the four humors ________
A) was an attempt to support moral management.
B) was an explanation for personality traits.
C) was an early suggested treatment for melancholy.
D) was the first psychological explanation of mental disorders.

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The doctrine of the four humors was an explanation for personality traits, based on the belief that the body was composed of four fluids or humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile, and different ratios of these humors determined a person's temperament and personality.

The Doctrine of the Four Humors ________