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Unit 1: Why Did She Do That? The Question of Psychology — Final exam

Question 11 • Personal Psychology 1

The word “bedlam,” which means uproar and confusion, comes from what?

Answer
A
the name of a 16th-century doctor
B
a drill used in trephination
C
a type of exorcism
D
a notorious mental hospital

Explanation

“Bedlam” is a shortened form of “Bethlehem,” referring to the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London. The hospital became notorious for housing people with mental illness, and its name came to mean a scene of uproar and confusion. The correct choice is a notorious mental hospital.

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