PSY 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Classical Conditioning, Sigmund Freud, Antipsychotic
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Demonology, gods, magic: holes drilled in heads to let out demons and mental illness . Greek philosophers: said that people"s personalities had to do with their emotions. Middle ages: first mental hospital, mass madness- mental illness in large groups. A group believing that they are possessed my wolves. Can still happen with modern times, (food poisoning) being so worried or anxious it makes you sick: burning or killing witches. Humanitarian reforms: people were chained up and viewed like in zoo"s. 19th century views: people stop being put out in display and beat and touched for being different so it was less attention and stress on them. Biological discoveries: 98% of people believe because of facts but there"s 2% of people still refuse to believe. Causation views: sigmund freud- psychoanalysis (stages of life and development) Psychological research: wundt- first experimental laboratory in germany.
