Historical context of mental health Flashcards

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What is trepanation?

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Where holes are drilled into the skull in order to release ‘demons’
Many survived this process

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When is the earliest record of trepanation?

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Skulls found dated back to 6500BC

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Describe the historical timeline of trepanation being used to treat mental health.

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-Hippocrates (c. 460-377BC) gave instructions
-Middle ages + renaissance saw trepanation as cure for seizures etc

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What is a prefrontal leucotomy and when was it used?

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-Late 19th century
-Involved cutting a hole in skull and using an instrument to destroying parts of the brain

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What is a lobotomy and what was it used for?

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-Used in 20th century
-Similar process to leucotomy, destroys the nerve pathways in the prefrontal cortex behind the eye
-Was normally used for those suffering mental conditions such as schizophrenia or depression.

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What were the risks of lobotomies?

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Life altering affects such as being left with a physical disability
-Loss of memory
-Changes in personality
-Seizures
-Death!

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What was the term ‘Madness’ attributed to in the Old testament era?

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As a punishment from god

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What did early civilisations such as the Chinese and Ancient Egyptians view mental health as a result of?

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Result of possession by demons, treatment included exorcism techniques

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What did Greek physician Hippocrates say about the cause of mental health?

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-Believed mental illness wasn’t caused by supernatural forces,
-Instead caused naturally by the imbalance of the 4 humours

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What are the four humours?

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-Blood
-Phlegm
-Yellow Bile
-Black bile

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The excess of what humour was thought to be the cause of depression?

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Black Bile, caused Melancholy,
removed by blood-lettings

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What was the ancient roman’s view on melancholia and the 4 humours.

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-Rejected 4 humour view
-Replaced with belief that melancholy resulted from emotions such as rage, fear + grief
-Anxious people more prone to disturbances of the mind

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What was Cicero’s questionnaire for the assessment of mental disorders?

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Series of 5 books discussing emotions of the soul and how they should be approached
-Promoted idea that madness is punishment from god, and can be expelled by religion.

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What book was written in 1583 that was influential in claiming witchcraft to be considered a mental illnesss?

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The deception of demons,
written by Johann Weyer

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What did the book, the deception of demons outline about mental illness?

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Madness is caused by natural causes,
-Hysteria and epilepsy confused with witchcraft, more common in women.
-Less women got killed as understanding of hysteria increased.

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What is the concept of ‘Moral treatment’ in relation to mental illness?

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Having respect for the patient,
doctor patient confidentiality,
a calm environment, removing treatments such as bloodletting etc.

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What long term effects can labelling someone as abnormal have?

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-Lesser sentences for criminals
-People unable to vote due to lack of understanding
-Discrimination

18
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What does Rosenhan and Seligman (1984) say about defining abnormality

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Suggested 4 definitions of abnormality

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What are the four definitions of abnormality according to Rosenhan and Seligman?

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1- Statistical infrequency
2- Failure to function adequately
3- Acting against social norms
4- Deviation from mental health

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How does Statistical Infrequency definine abnormality?

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-Behaviour shown less often than normal amount in society is abnormal.
-E.g 3% of people in uk have schizophrenia, this makes schizophrenia abnormal.
-Doesn’t need a psychological disorder to be abnormal

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How does Failing to Function Properly define abnormality?

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-If a person cannot live a normal life adequately they are considered abnormal by Rosenhan and Seligman
-Doesn’t transfer a label of mental illness but is a heavily associated symptom of mental illnesses

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How does Deviation from Social norms define abnormality?

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-A person who does not abide by acceptable or normal social behaviours may be considered abnormal
-May be associated with mental illnesses such as OCD

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How does Deviation from Ideal mental health define abnormality?

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-A person who does not meet ideal mental health criteria may be considered abnormal and of having a mental illness
-Criteria of ideal mental health is ambiguous and constantly changing

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What are some criteria of ideal mental health according to Jahoda in 1958?

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1- Positive attitude towards self
2- Growth, development and realisation
3- Independent behaviour
4- A true perception of reality

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What are the two main approaches to categorising disorders and identifying disorders?

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-The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM) and the International classification of disorders (ICD)

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Why are the DSM and ICD updated?

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To allow for changes in social attitudes and norms. E.g homosexuality being removed as a disorder in 1986, and adding new disorders.

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What did Krimsky and Cosgrove find in 2012?

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69% of panel on new DSM-5 had links with the pharmaceutical industry which may have biased their work