PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Psy, Head Injury, Psych
6 Aug 2020
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Psychological diseases can be treated like any other diseases. Psychological disorders caused by brain pathology/ head trauma/ influenced by genetics. Recognized that sometimes family and stress can be factors of psychological disorders- removed patients from family sometimes. Hysteron) cure to hysteria: marriage, fumigation of uterus to lure the uterus back to its natural location. Treatments for excess humors(blood heart, black bile spleen, yellow bile liver, phlegm brain): Others used heat, dryness, moisture, cold, bloodletting, and induced vomiting. Reinvigorated in the 19th century due to the discovery of nature and cause of syphilis and strong support from american psychiatrist john p. Syphilis: an std where you experience delusion of persecution (everyone is out to get you) and delusion of grandeur (you are god) as well as bizarre behavior. (very similar to psychosis). General paresis: 1825 name for consistent present symptoms and consistent course that resulted in death.
