AF AM 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Malingering, Disorganized Schizophrenia
2 Oct 2017
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Myth: slaves were docile, well adapted to slavery, and reasonably content with their lot. Fact: very discontented and developed effective protest techniques in the form of indirect retaliation. Docile negro slave: pro-slavery faction, slaves came from inferior race, happy and contented, subordinate, abolitionists, slaves are passive instruments, good faithful worker, exploited and beaten by a cruel master. Forced compliance: negros were forced into certain outward forms of compliance to slavery, had to accept the institution of slavery and make their own adjustments, patterns of adjustments, slowing up of work, destruction of property, malingering and self-mutilation. Other: only did enough to avoid punishment. Disease given to slaves by dr. cartwright: stupidness of mind and insensibility of the nerves induced by the disease, 2 interpretations of the doctor"s statement, 1. Slaves were so lazy they appeared to have mental diseases: 2. Dr. was describing cases of hebephrenic schizophrenia: both cases prove negroes did not easily adjust to slavery .
