PSYC 365 Lecture 2: History of Abnormal Psychology
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Ex: hippocrates & the four humors( yellow bile, black bile, blood, phlegm) Greek & roman times: 500 bc - 500 ad. *disease is not the result of evil spirits . *precipitated by the fall of the roman empire. * johann weyer considered the founder of the modern study of psychopathology. * treatment at home and in the community. *era of asylums (shrines are devoted to human treatment of person with mental illness) (conflict between good and evil; satan0 ( good intentions, maybe, but overcrowded, filthy, inhuman, patients beaten) * moral treatment movement asylum reform; treat patients humanely with moral guidance, kindness and respect. * causes & treatments greater emphasis on social conditions. *la bicetre first site of asylum reform in paris. * philippe pinel chief physician at la bicetre; unchained patients. *york retreat rural estate in england for patients. * william tuke english quaker who founded the york retreat.
