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QuizMultiple Choice

Unit 1: Why Did She Do That? The Question of Psychology — Final exam

Question 32 • Personal Psychology 1

Trephination was an attempt to eliminate abnormal behavior by doing what?

Answer
A
having a ritual to cast out evil spirits
B
drilling a hole in the patient’s skull
C
plunging the patient into cold water
D
insisting that the patient swim for hours

Explanation

Trephination was an ancient procedure in which a hole was cut or drilled into a person’s skull. People believed this could release the forces causing abnormal behavior. Therefore, the correct choice is drilling a hole in the patient’s skull.

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