The advent of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s was considered a ...

[anshika]

The advent of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s was considered a major revolution in the treatment of mental disorders because ____.
 
  a. the medications slowly reduced patients' symptoms
 b. patients were able to focus their attention without resorting to therapy
 c. use of medications revised the strong belief in the psychological basis of mental illness
  d. stays in mental hospitals were shortened and became more cost-effective

Question 2

Catharsis assumes that ____.
 
  a. abnormal behavior is affected primarily by cultural norms
 b. reliving forgotten emotions reduces suffering
 c. astrology and planetary movements affect human emotions
 d. drug treatment, coupled with social skills training, improves mental functioning

[xiazhe]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b

[anshika]

TYSM

[scikid]

Gracias!