The Prehistory of Psychology

Question 1

What is Persia known for?

Answer 1

As the birthplace of Abrahamic religions
Having deities to keep order and prevent chaos and uphold ideals.

Question 2

What was the view of the afterlife for Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Answer 2

That it was dreary and dull. The only difference is that in Ancient Egypt people were allowed to bring their posesssions with them to make it less boring.

Question 3

What were the religious beliefs of Ancient Greece and Rome?

Answer 3

Deities controlled the world.
Divination was used more outside of medicine.

Question 4

What was the difference between Ancient Greece and Rome?

Answer 4

In Ancient Greece, religion was used for predicting the future and predicting what the deities were planning long term.

Question 5

What religion was practiced in Ancient India?

Answer 5

Hinduism. It is still being practiced today. It is mainly about maintaining order in the chaos of the world.

Question 6

What is the religious belief of people in Ancient China?

Answer 6

Ancestor worship
ancestors were seen as beneficial to the family that still existed. They were seen as a direct line to the deities.

Question 7

What are the similarities of the spiritual beliefs of meso-America and Mesopotamia?

Answer 7

that there were deities to keep the chaos at bay and deities representing death, love, and childbirth
There was also similarity of the view of the afterlife as a dull and dreary place.

Question 8

What were some of the commonalities between the ancient religions?

Answer 8

1. There is a common fear of the unknown
2. There is the idea that we are complex creatures and the deities are a way to sort of conceptualize those things.
3. Many of them have an idea of good and evil.

Question 9

Much of early medicine were tied to religion. True or false?

Answer 9

TRUE!
This applied to treating psychological disorders as well.

Question 10

Who is considered the founder of modern medicine?

Answer 10

Hippocrates. He also believed that it was important to keep a good therapeutic relationship.

Question 11

What is trephining?

Answer 11

Drilling holes into the skull. Its purpose was therapeutic and was not meant to inflict pain.

Question 12

Where was trephining practiced?

Answer 12

India, China, and Egypt

Question 13

When was there a regression to religion?

Answer 13

When the ancient Roman empire fell.

Question 14

What method was used during the fall of the Roman empire to treat psychological disorders?

Answer 14

Witch hunts

Question 15

Define Mad. Where did this term originate?

Answer 15

Derives from an old English word to mean injured
Definition: To say that someone is angry

Question 16

Define lunacy. Where did this term originate?

Answer 16

To imply that someone is mentally unstable

Was used to refer to those who suffered from epilepsy or from some psychological disorders, likely bipolar disorder.

Question 17

Define Hysteria. Where did it originate?

Answer 17

In Egypt and Greece, it was a disorder that was associated with many negative mental health symptoms, usually specific to women

To call someone hysterical is to imply that they are frantic and out of control