Imagine that you are in Paris in 1775 . People tell you their physical and mental health is remarkably improved when they experience a strange sleeplike trance. Later, you hear that the man who performed these remarkable cures was investigated and forced to leave Paris. What forerunner of hypnosis were the people of Paris discussing?
a. catharsis
b. mesmerism
c. exorcism
d. trephining
Question 2
Mesmer's lasting contribution to psychology is his ____.
a. research showing the relationship between syphilis and the mental deterioration seen in general paresis
b. development of a textbook for psychiatry that described the major disorders
c. demonstration that psychological factors, such as the power of suggestion, can be highly therapeutic
d. demonstration that the masses can fall for a false set of beliefs
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