Most mentally ill persons who were confined to the earliest mental institutions were treated
a. humanely but with primitive methods.
b. inhumanely.
c. by members of the clergy who used talking cures.
d. with a combination of drugs and therapy.
e. with an eclectic form of therapy that emphasized personal worth.
b. inhumanely.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Among gay men there was a sharp decrease in risky sex and an increase in monogamous relationships at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Unfortunately, this trend has recently reversed because a. intravenous drug use among homosexuals has dramatically increased. b. new medical treatments have helped HIV/AIDS victims to live longer and not look sick, thus, giving a false impression and
encouraging foolish risk taking. c. both male and female homosexuals are more likely than heterosexuals to have multiple sex partners and engage in casual sex. d. the incubation period for HIV to develop into AIDS is longer for homosexuals than it isfor heterosexuals.
All of the following statements are true about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) EXCEPT
A. electric shock is administered directly to the brain for less than a second. B. though there are serious side effects, ECT is highly effective and the relapse rate is very low after treatment. C. for severely depressed patients with psychotic features, approximately 25% of those not responding to medication will benefit. D. ECT treatments are administered every day for a total of 6 to 10 treatments.
Individuals who are stingy are low in ______.
A. openness B. extroversion C. agreeableness D. neuroticism