history of health

Question 1

prehistoric causes and treatments

Answer 1

causes- bodily invasion by evil spirits, supernatural possession, sorcery
treatments-trephination, geogaphy, exorcism

Question 2

ancient greece

Answer 2

-rejected focus of supernatural
- hippocrates- humoral theory:
1. phlegm- cold, headaches- hot baths, warm food
2. blood- angina, epilepsy- blood letting
3. black bile- hepatitis, ulcers- hot baths
4. yellow bile- stomach, jaundice- blood letting, liquid diet

Question 3

middle ages

Answer 3

explained by quasi-religous causes e.g. punishment by god
treatment lay with the church- exorcism, torture etc
partially due to fact taht church didnt allow dissection

Question 4

post-renaissance

Answer 4

illness thought on biological terms
- developed 1st microscope
- william harvey- blood circulation and heart function, heart doesnt produce blood, it pumps it

Question 5

19th century

Answer 5

• germ theory- louis pasteur- bacteria and viruses cause illness, micro-organisms, development of biological treatments e.g. penicilin
• smallpox vaccination- edward jenner- smallpox gave immunity to cowpox as it was a weaker strain

Question 6

biomedical model

Answer 6

• disease has biological origin, ppl= biological machines
• reductionist- reduced to only biological, ignores psycho-social