PSYC 340 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Etiology, Major Depressive Disorder, Heritability
20 Nov 2018
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Little evidence due to lack of written records. Archaeologists have found trepanned skulls dating back to at least 5000 bc. Holes were drilled into skull in order to release the evil spirit. (cid:862)those (cid:449)ho(cid:373) the gods destro(cid:455), the(cid:455) first (cid:373)ake (cid:373)ad. (cid:863) (cid:894)euripides(cid:895). Mental illness was thought to be a punishment from gods. Witch doctors dealt with these mentally ill people and were kind of like the modern day psychologist. Mental and physical suffering were not separated. This was all evidence of mental illness and an etiological model. Dominated by magic and religion to reconcile suffering person with the. One god caused by problems in the relationship between man and god. Cure of disease as an attribute of the divine. Cure of the disease comes from one god. Spiritual beliefs to treat mental illness are still relevant. All parts of the world had people behaving abnormally and it was believed to be because of gods.
