Hippocrates Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Hippocrates?
A
Ancient Greek
2
Q
What is he credited with?
A
Creating one of the first systems for classifying mental illness including: hysteria, paranoia, mania and epilepsy
3
Q
What does theory relate to?
A
That an imbalance in the four humours of the body will cause various mantrap illnesses
4
Q
What were the four humours?
A
Blood
Phlegm
Yellow bile
Black bile
