11.1.2.1 Approaches to prevention and treatment with connections.

Question 1

What were some of the religious approaches for treating disease and illnesses with their connections to ideas on the cause of disease? (2)

Answer 1

Prayer - God would have mercy on them.
The King’s Touch - believed God choses the King, enabling him to do so.

Question 2

What were some of the religious approaches for preventing disease and illnesses with their connections to ideas on the cause of disease? (2)

Answer 2

Avoiding sin - hope to stay on God’s “good side” to avoid punishment.
Hygiene - believed keeping clean (bathing regularly) kept you in God’s favour, as cleanliness “related to” godliness.

Question 3

What was a superstitious approaches for treating disease and illnesses with its connection to ideas on the cause of disease?

Answer 3

Star charts - position of stars and planets on birth determined the treatment used, by physicians.

Question 4

What were some of the rational approaches for treating disease and illnesses with their connections to ideas on the cause of disease? 4)

Answer 4

Bloodletting (e.g. leeches, cutting veins, cupping) - rebalance humours.
Purging (e.g. laxatives, emetics) - rebalance humours.
The Opposites Theory - use opposite to rebalance humours.
Herbal remedies (e.g. Theriaca, Blanc Mongier) - rebalance humours.

Question 5

What were some of the rational approaches for preventing disease and illnesses with their connections to ideas on the cause of disease? (4)

Answer 5

Diet - keep the humours in balance through moderation.
Hygiene (e.g. bathing, keeping homes clean) - combat and avoid bad smells.
Purifying the air (e.g. wear posies, pomanders) - overcome bad smells.
“Regimen Sanitatis” - written advice on how to keep humours in balance, unique to each wealthy patient.