Consider the following statements:(A) A hospital that sends recovered…

Consider the following statements:
(A) A hospital that sends recovered patients back for care in their own community follows the idea of deinstitutionalisation.
(B) A doctor who explains a disorder through biological, psychological and social factors together uses the bio-psycho-social approach.
(C) The Age of Reason and Enlightenment was marked by faith and dogma replacing the scientific method in understanding abnormal behaviour.
(D) Reforms of asylums driven by increased compassion for sufferers belong to the Reform Movement.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Only three

(A) A hospital that sends recovered patients back for care in their own community follows the idea of deinstitutionalisation. — Correct. Deinstitutionalisation means providing community care for recovered mentally ill people, as this hospital does.

(B) A doctor who explains a disorder through biological, psychological and social factors together uses the bio-psycho-social approach. — Correct. The bio-psycho-social approach holds that biological, psychological and social factors all shape a disorder.

(C) The Age of Reason and Enlightenment was marked by faith and dogma replacing the scientific method in understanding abnormal behaviour. — Incorrect. The direction is reversed: in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the scientific method replaced faith and dogma.

(D) Reforms of asylums driven by increased compassion for sufferers belong to the Reform Movement. — Correct. A scientific attitude led to the Reform Movement, more compassion for sufferers and reforms of asylums.

NCERT (2026-27): “Historical Background …
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were known as the Age of Reason and Enlightenment, as the scientific method replaced faith and dogma as ways of understanding abnormal behaviour. The growth of a scientific attitude towards psychological disorders in the eighteenth century contributed to the Reform Movement and to increased compassion for people who suffered from these disorders. Reforms of asylums were initiated in both Europe and America. One aspect of the reform movement was the new inclination for deinstitutionalisation which placed emphasis on providing community care for recovered mentally ill individuals. In recent years, there has been a convergence of these approaches, which has resulted in an interactional, or biopsycho-social approach. From this perspective, all three factors, i.e. biological, psychological and social play important roles in influencing the expression and outcome of psychological disorders.”

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Only three