COUN110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Evolutionary Psychology, Hawthorne Effect, Industrial Revolution
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Trephining: healing rituals of shamanistic societies mental illness attributed to spirts, mesopotamia. Pre-christian temple-like asklepeia and retreat centres of eastern mediterranean. European society primarily based on small rural communities. Seriously disturbed and insane tolerated as part of community. Emotional and interpersonal problems dealt with by priest (cid:862)(cid:272)u(cid:396)e of souls(cid:863) important element was confession followed by repentance, catholic confessional and amulets: descartes (1596-1650) mind/body dualism. 18th century people moved to the cities and worked in factories: work on land became progressively more mechanized and profit oriented, workhouse system established to take care of old, sick and poor as family networks now fragmented. Population influenced by scientific rather than religious beliefs. Changes in relationships and way people dealt with emotional and psychological issues. Asylums: asylums established during industrial revolution for containment of lunatics. O(cid:373)e as(cid:455)lu(cid:373)s (cid:396)u(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:455) quake(cid:396)s (cid:449)ho p(cid:396)o(cid:448)ided (cid:862)(cid:373)o(cid:396)al t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) 1845 asylums act in uk that required publicly run asylums to be provided.
