PBSI 306 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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What were the ancient views regarding abnormal behavior? - ANSWER - it was the work
of evil spirits
- interpreted as a victory by evil spirits
What were the ancient views regarding the cure for abnormal behavior? - ANSWER
force the demons from a victims body often through exorcism
What did Hippocrates believe about mental illnesses and abnormal behavior? - ANSWER
that they had natural causes
- a disease arising from internal physical problems; resulted from an imbalance of fluids
(humors) that flowed through the body (bile, blood, phlegm)
What did Hippocrates believe about the treatment of mental health? - ANSWER he
sought to correct the underlying physical pathology
What is melancholia? - ANSWER abnormal behavior characterized by extreme sadness
and immobility
- unshakable sadness
Using Hippocrates beliefs, what was the source of melancholia? - ANSWER excess of
black bile
What two forms of mass madness did we discuss? What is mass madness? - ANSWER -
tarantism, lycanthropy
- large numbers of people shared delusions and hallucinations
, What was tarantism? - ANSWER - a disorder in which groups of people would suddenly
start to jump, dance, and go into convulsions
- they were convinced they were bitten and possessed by a wolf spider (tarantula)
What did people with tarantism seek out to cure their disorder? - ANSWER they
performed a dance called a tarantella
What is lycanthropy? - ANSWER a disorder in which people thought they were
possessed by wolves or other animals
- acted wolflike and imagined that fur was growing on their bodies
What was the Bethlehem hospital? - ANSWER - an asylum that became a virtual prison
- hospital was given to the city of London for purpose of confining the mentally ill
What were the conditions inside the Bethlehem hospital? - ANSWER patients were
bound in chains
- hospital became a popular tourist attraction where people would pay to look at inmates
What was the meaning of the name Bethlehem? - ANSWER chaotic uproar
- pronounced Bedlam by locals
Where was the first site of asylum reform? - ANSWER La Bicetre in Paris
- male patients only
- Pinel allowed patients to. move freely about the hospital, replaced dark dungeons,
offered support and advice
What did moral treatment emphasize? - ANSWER moral guidance and humane and
respectful techniques
100% VERIFIED!!
What were the ancient views regarding abnormal behavior? - ANSWER - it was the work
of evil spirits
- interpreted as a victory by evil spirits
What were the ancient views regarding the cure for abnormal behavior? - ANSWER
force the demons from a victims body often through exorcism
What did Hippocrates believe about mental illnesses and abnormal behavior? - ANSWER
that they had natural causes
- a disease arising from internal physical problems; resulted from an imbalance of fluids
(humors) that flowed through the body (bile, blood, phlegm)
What did Hippocrates believe about the treatment of mental health? - ANSWER he
sought to correct the underlying physical pathology
What is melancholia? - ANSWER abnormal behavior characterized by extreme sadness
and immobility
- unshakable sadness
Using Hippocrates beliefs, what was the source of melancholia? - ANSWER excess of
black bile
What two forms of mass madness did we discuss? What is mass madness? - ANSWER -
tarantism, lycanthropy
- large numbers of people shared delusions and hallucinations
, What was tarantism? - ANSWER - a disorder in which groups of people would suddenly
start to jump, dance, and go into convulsions
- they were convinced they were bitten and possessed by a wolf spider (tarantula)
What did people with tarantism seek out to cure their disorder? - ANSWER they
performed a dance called a tarantella
What is lycanthropy? - ANSWER a disorder in which people thought they were
possessed by wolves or other animals
- acted wolflike and imagined that fur was growing on their bodies
What was the Bethlehem hospital? - ANSWER - an asylum that became a virtual prison
- hospital was given to the city of London for purpose of confining the mentally ill
What were the conditions inside the Bethlehem hospital? - ANSWER patients were
bound in chains
- hospital became a popular tourist attraction where people would pay to look at inmates
What was the meaning of the name Bethlehem? - ANSWER chaotic uproar
- pronounced Bedlam by locals
Where was the first site of asylum reform? - ANSWER La Bicetre in Paris
- male patients only
- Pinel allowed patients to. move freely about the hospital, replaced dark dungeons,
offered support and advice
What did moral treatment emphasize? - ANSWER moral guidance and humane and
respectful techniques
