NUR 147 Session 2 Exam with Questions and Answers

NUR 147 Session 2 Exam with Questions and Answers Historical perspectives on the treatment of mental illness ANSWER a. Ancient times b. Enlightenment and creation of mental institutions c. Freud and treatment of mental disorders d. Development of psychopharmacology e. Move toward community mental health f. Mental illness in the 21st century - Sickness indicated displeasure of the Gods and was a form of punishment for sins and wrongdoing - Those with mental disorders were either considered divine of demonic depending on their behavior - Those seen as divine were worshipped and adored, those seen as demonic were punished or burned - In the United Staes, those with mental illness were considered possessed and were punished or burned at stakes ANSWER Ancient times Ancient times: In order to relieve the individual's suffering, what would you call the practice of drilling a hole into the skull to allow passage for the spirit to escape ANSWER Trepanning, trepanation, or trephining Ancient times: