Hippocrates maintained that mental illness was ________.
A) caused by supernatural forces
B) only in the mind of the beholder
C) curable through exorcism
D) caused by imbalances of vital body fluids

Question

Hippocrates maintained that mental illness was ________.
A) caused by supernatural forces
B) only in the mind of the beholder
C) curable through exorcism 
D) caused by imbalances of vital body fluids

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Hippocrates believed that mental illness was caused by imbalances of vital body fluids known as humors. The humors were thought to be blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm, and an excess or deficiency of any of these could lead to various physical and mental disorders.

Hippocrates Maintained That Mental Illness Was ________