PSYC 3110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Old High German, Ed Diener, Collins English Dictionary
5 Feb 2018
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The etymology of (cid:498)heal(cid:499) has been traced to early european roots indicating kailo (whole, uninjured, good omen). Eventually the word became heil, which meant unhurt and unharmed (german). Worked with the idea of the four humors, the body is composed of this. When they are balanced, you are healthy, if they are not, you are not healthy. They saw it largely independent from the mind, thus you look at the body: ex: black bile leads to melancholia. Phlegmatic: galen (second century): disease occurs in specific parts of the body, different diseases have different effects on the body. Sought the different types of diseases and the effects it had on the body. It is important because we have a sense of describing disease and looking at specific areas, not simply holistic. Illusions of the what the real one is, the mind, less extreme way of looking at the world.
