The Lobotomist

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1. Dr. Freeman was the first to perform lobotomies. True False

2. Where in the brain did Dr. Freeman believe the cause of mental illness was located? thalamus frontal lobe medulla cerebellum

3. In 1949 the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for achievement in lobotomy. True False

4. What was Dr. Freeman's speciality? psychiatry surgery neurology family medicine

5. What type of tool was eventually used to perform lobotomies? saw drill ice pick screwdriver

6. Dr. Freeman's "Patient 66" came from which prominent family? Kennedy Roosevelt Rockefeller Astor

7. What seemed to be a side effect of lobotomies? The patient would become uninhibited. The patient acted childishly. All of these are correct. The patient would overeat.

8. How many lobotomies could Dr. Freeman perform in one day? 10 25+ 15 20

9. How many lobotomies were eventually performed by Dr. Freeman? Nearly 3,500 Almost 1,000 Fewer than 100 673

10. The advent of which antipsychotic drug in the mid-1950's made lobotomies obsolete as a common practice? Prozac Lithium Carbonate Thorazine Xanax