History of medicine/psychology

Question 1

Who are known as the originators of medication

Answer 1

Sumerians

Question 2

What did the sumerians invent

Answer 2

pills and ointments

Question 3

What was the main remedies for mesotopians

Answer 3

Magical potions

Question 4

For egyptians, what were treatment like

Answer 4

spells and exorcism

Question 5

What was trephination

Answer 5

The act of drilling a hole into a human’s brain

Question 6

Why was trephination used for

Answer 6

To let demons out of the body

Question 7

What is the oldest known medical system in the world

Answer 7

Ayurveda

Question 8

Who is the father of western medicine

Answer 8

Hippocrates

Question 9

What did hippocrates state

Answer 9

Disease is not a punishement from god but rather a result of environmental factors and diet.

Question 10

In the middle ages, what was illness a result of and how was it treated

Answer 10

1) Sins
2) Prayers

Question 11

What did the renaissance emphasize

Answer 11

Body is more important than the mind

Question 12

When did dualism appear

Answer 12

Enlightment period

Question 13

What is dualism

Answer 13

Viewing the body and the mind as operating separately

Question 14

What did Descartes state

Answer 14

Body is a machine and the mind controls the body

Question 15

When did the germ theory of disease start

Answer 15

Mid 19th century

Question 16

What model did the germ theory lead to

Answer 16

Biomedical model of health

Question 17

What did the biomedical model of health state

Answer 17

Illness is a result of a biological cause (pathogens)

Question 18

In the 20th century what was emphasized

Answer 18

Psychology has a role on health

Question 19

What philosopher was health psychology born from

Answer 19

Freud

Question 20

What does health psychology say

Answer 20

Mind/body are linked

Question 21

What do HP try to answer

Answer 21

1) What does it mean to become ill
2) How/why we become ill
3) How we cope with illness

Question 22

What are the 4 missions of HP

Answer 22

1) Promote/maitain health
2) Prevent/treat illness
3) Identify the cause of an illness
4) Analyze/imrpove the health care system