PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Franz Mesmer, Psychosomatic Medicine, Behavioral Modernity
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Edwin smith papyrus (in ancient egyptian documentations) stated that damage to different parts of the brain resulted in different types of impairments ranging from problems with vision to problems with high-order cognitive abilities. This initial attempt to link a brain-based injury to a change in behavior marked the first step toward our modern study of psychology. Introduces the debatable topic free will vs. determinism. Psychologists recognize that behaviors are determined by both internal (genes, brain chemistry) and external influences. Influences from the ancients: philosophical insights into behavior. Hippo(cid:272)(cid:396)ates de(cid:448)eloped the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld"s fi(cid:396)st pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)alit(cid:455) (cid:272)lassifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) s(cid:272)he(cid:373)e. Ancient greeks believed that the four humours or fluids flowed throughout the body and influences both health and personality. These four humors included: blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm. Hippocrates and galen moved the understanding of human behavior forward by attempting to categorize different types of personalities.
