Question

Which theme does this sentence best support?

If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression a slight hysterical tendency what is one to do?


A. Stifling creative expression is the best way to cure mental and emotional distress.
B. Treatment of the mentally ill should take into consideration the patient's needs.
C. Women in the 19th century often disregarded society's expectations of them.
D. Doctors in the 19th century based treatments on their patients' concerns.

Answer 1

Treatment of the mentally ill should take into consideration the patient's needs.-Apex

Answer 2

B. Treatment of the mentally ill should take into consideration the patient's needs.

In this statement, it is noted that the physician holds a good reputation in his society of doctors, and a relative or friend being a patient can have an impact on the doctor’s objectivity. Thus, he addresses the need of the patient, this is in terms of psychological needs and the impression he makes.