You are one of Mesmer's assistants during the 1700s. Your treatment of choice for dealing with hysteria would be considered a predecessor of
A) psychopharmacotherapy.
B) hypnotism.
C) spiritual healing.
D) the cathartic method.
E) psychotherapy.

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Mesmer's treatment, which involved inducing a trance-like state in patients through the use of magnets, is considered a predecessor of hypnotism. While the other options listed may have been utilized in treating hysteria during the 1700s, they were not specific to Mesmer's approach.

You Are One of Mesmer's Assistants During the 1700s