Asked by Bianca Campbell on May 03, 2024

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Which statement does NOT accurately describe the therapeutic use of LSD

A)  LSD was used as a treatment for psychological disorders in the late 1950s and early 1060s in CIA-funded research at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal. 
B)  LSD was used in a series of Canadian government supported studies in Saskatchewan in the 1950s and 1960s. 
C)  Aldous Huxley coined the term psychedelic. 
D)  Dr. Humphrey Osmond, who worked as a psychiatrist in Montreal in the 1960s, is responsible for giving the famous writer Aldous Huxley his first experiences with hallucinogens.

LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, a powerful hallucinogenic drug known for altering perception, feelings, and thoughts.

Allan Memorial Institute

A psychiatric institution associated with McGill University, known for its role in controversial MKUltra mind control experiments.

Psychedelic

Relating to or denoting drugs (especially LSD) that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness.

  • Explain the historical and contemporary use of medications and other biological treatments in therapy.
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Danial KhalilMay 09, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
While Aldous Huxley did popularize the term psychedelic, he did not actually coin the term. The term was first used in the 1950s by psychiatrist Humphry Osmond and writer Aldous Huxley acknowledged Osmond for introducing him to the term.