Torture, starvation, and beatings were among the ______.
A) methods of persuasions used by exorcists
B) methods of treatment used in medieval psychotherapy for depression
C) threats made to hospitalized mental patients until electroshock therapy was developed
D) forms of punishment used in the Renaissance by parents of rebellious male teenagers

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Exorcists in history have been documented using extreme methods, including torture, starvation, and beatings, as a means to drive out supposed evil spirits or demons from individuals they believed were possessed.

Torture, Starvation, and Beatings Were Among the ______