For those people in the Middle Ages who believed abnormal behavior resulted from spirit possession, the treatment of choice was __________.

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Believers in spirit possession during the Middle Ages would have likely turned to exorcism as their treatment of choice. The practice involved attempting to drive out the supposed possessing spirit through a variety of religious rituals and incantations. This was based on the belief that abnormal behavior was caused by an external force rather than a medical or psychological condition.

For Those People in the Middle Ages Who Believed Abnormal