It Was Thought That Lobotomies Could Effectively Treat the Symptoms

question 167

Multiple Choice

It was thought that lobotomies could effectively treat the symptoms of schizophrenia and other disorders because:

• A) cutting the nerve pathways that produce abnormal thinking should prevent such thinking from occurring.
• B) animal studies showed that this procedure calmed animals that were easily agitated.
• C) therapists were desperate to try anything that might help those with the most severe symptoms.
• D) they could be performed quickly and easily with almost no side effects.

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