Healthy Bodies in History 6

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What was the primary method Walter Freeman used to perform lobotomies?

  • Cutting into the brain directly
  • Drilling a hole in the patient's skull
  • Hammering a metal spike through the eye socket (correct)
  • Administering medication orally

How did most patients end up after undergoing lobotomies performed by Walter Freeman?

  • Experiencing minor side effects
  • In need of full-time care due to severe brain damage (correct)
  • Showing significant improvement in their mental health
  • Fully cured of their illnesses

What was the final outcome for around 15% of the patients who underwent lobotomies performed by Walter Freeman?

  • Death (correct)
  • No change in their condition
  • Temporary relief from symptoms
  • Full recovery

How many lobotomies did Walter Freeman perform across the United States before being stopped in 1967?

<p>3,439 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was blood-letting ineffective as a medical practice according to the text?

<p>It caused more harm than good (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What word in the text refers to somebody having everything all worked out?

<p>Comprehensive (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What evidence in the text supports the opening sentence regarding Walter Freeman's beliefs about lobotomies?

<p>'He believed that destroying or removing the front of a person’s brain would stop all of these illnesses' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'It doesn’t need saying' means:

<p>'It's pointless to mention' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might somebody have preferred to have a lobotomy based on the information provided?

<p>'For relief from mental illnesses' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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