Prior to the Mid-1950s,the Principal Option for Treating Schizophrenia Was

question 9

Multiple Choice

Prior to the mid-1950s,the principal option for treating schizophrenia was __________.

• A)to administer drugs like Thorazine or Haldol
• B)to administer CNS stimulants like cocaine
• C)to sedate sufferers with drugs like barbiturates
• D)to allow schizophrenics to heal themselves

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Definitions:

Exorcism

A religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or an area they are believed to possess or inhabit.

Cruel Practices

Actions or activities that inflict unnecessary suffering or harm on others, often condemned by society as inhumane.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A form of depth psychology that focuses on unconscious processes as they are manifested in the individual's present behavior, with roots in Freudian theory.