Which Is an Accurate Statement Regarding the Prefrontal Lobotomies Performed

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which is an accurate statement regarding the prefrontal lobotomies performed during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s?

• A) They were successful in that they often made patients more calm.
• B) They proved to be a success in treating schizophrenia.
• C) The transorbital lobotomy replaced the prefrontal lobotomies from this time period and is widely used today to treat patients with neuropsychiatric illness.
• D) Prefrontal lobotomies represent an important neurosurgical tool because of their few side-effects.
• E) all of the above

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