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Psychology's Early History

Question 2 • 53040de1 ECAD Fall 2026 - Q2 - Psychology - S1

Which of the following statements is not true about Hippocrates?

Answer
A
He believed that the body has four bodily fluids that directly affect health and personality.
B
He thought that mental illness occurred when the four humors were in proper balance.
C
He suggested that all diseases, including mental illness, have natural causes.
D
He separated medicine from superstition, which is why he’s called “the father of medicine.”

Explanation

Hippocrates believed that health depended on the balance of four bodily fluids, or humors. He thought illness, including mental illness, could result when those humors were out of balance—not when they were in proper balance. So the statement that mental illness occurred when the humors were balanced is not true.

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