NUR 147 Test 3 Quizzes | With Complete Solutions!!
Historical perspectives on the treatment of mental illness
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
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
Trepanning, trepanation, or trephining
, Ancient times:
Aristotle theorized that _____, _____, ______ ____ and ______ ____ controlled one's
emotions. Imbalances between the 4 caused mental illness
water, blood, yellow bile, black bile
Ancient times:
In this time, diseased were blamed on demons and those with mental illness were said to be
possessed, priests performed exorcisms and if not effective, those with mental illness were
starved, imprisoned or whipped
Early Christian times (1-1000 AD)
Ancient times:
During this time, those with mental illness but were harmless were left to wander the
countryside or live in rural communities, those who were violent were thrown in prison and
starved
Renaissance (1300 -1600)
Ancient times:
In 1547, this hospital was officially declared the 1st hospital for insane
Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem
Historical perspectives on the treatment of mental illness
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
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
Trepanning, trepanation, or trephining
, Ancient times:
Aristotle theorized that _____, _____, ______ ____ and ______ ____ controlled one's
emotions. Imbalances between the 4 caused mental illness
water, blood, yellow bile, black bile
Ancient times:
In this time, diseased were blamed on demons and those with mental illness were said to be
possessed, priests performed exorcisms and if not effective, those with mental illness were
starved, imprisoned or whipped
Early Christian times (1-1000 AD)
Ancient times:
During this time, those with mental illness but were harmless were left to wander the
countryside or live in rural communities, those who were violent were thrown in prison and
starved
Renaissance (1300 -1600)
Ancient times:
In 1547, this hospital was officially declared the 1st hospital for insane
Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem
