BIOLOGY 1A03 Study Guide - Clifford Whittingham Beers, Mental Health, Ancient Greek Philosophy

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOLOGY 1A03
• Professor: Lovaye Kajiura

Document Summary

Picture of a painting by vincent van goh [older looking man in blue, sitting with his face covered] Here are some terms used to describe mental health/patients. Morally insane, rogue, deranged, lunatic, mad, unfortunates, insane, bedlamers/bedlamites (specific to. Britain) , abraham-men, inpatient, committed, patient, client, consumer, stake-holder. Terms that marginalized people - today we are more sensitive to this. A mind that found itself :clifford beers. Clifford beers was very important in mental health studies because he really advanced the cause - its like he"s been there, come back to tell us about it. Prof recommends to read about him in the textbook. In the mid 19th century, the term mental hygiene was coined. Mental hygiene was a kind of early health promotion scheme seen as the art of fortifying the mind against harsh experiences and keeping it from falling into derangement. Clifford beers was an early patient/activist who found what became mental health america .