The Lobotomy: Far from a Cure
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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This video shows historical footage of patients before and after receiving lobotomies. Although each case was pointed to as a success at the time, it is obvious, looking back, that the postoperative behavior and functioning of the patients were hardly ideal or problem-free.
1. According to the textbook, the first lobotomy was performed by ___________.
2. The patients in the video manifested each of the following symptoms prior to their lobotomies, except:
3. In the days immediately following their lobotomies, the patients in the video seemed to display each of the following, except:
4. According to the textbook, lobotomies could result in each of the following, except:
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