Cards in this guide (13)
Whom was dix speaking on behalf of
People who had mental illnesses
What emotion is dix trying to convey in her report
Describe the conditions that mentally ill patients indured
They were chained up, naked, beaten with rods, and whooped into obedience
What did women need to rejoin society
Care for her needs and something to do!
Why did she not receive the care she needed
There was no time to help her
What do the different towns name indicate
Each indicates a different example of abuse in Dix’s journal
What difficulty did the people in Dix’s example have in common that affected how they were treated
Dix implies that curable patients need more-
Money and staff, as well as help from those in charge
What “evil’s” are the people confined in asylums and prisons protesting
What kind of details and evidence does dix use to support her argument
Her own observations and the observations of others
What do you think dix could have used to make her argument even stronger
Dix speaks of “this sacred cause” which was the cause of helping
People with mental illness
What was Dix’s main purpose in creating this report
To ask the legislature to require better treatment for people with mental illnesses