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Psychology

History of Mental Illness. Chapter 18

TermDefinition
During prehistoric times, mental illness was thought to stem from magical... ...beings, the devil, and evil spirits that interfered with the mind.
Trephination The practice of drilling a hole through part of the skull without damaging the brain.
3 Types of early treatment were using... ...opium to induce visions, performing rituals or delivering prayers to specific gods and sleep therapy to interpret dreams to discover the source of the illness.
Lunatics How society referred to those suffering from a mental illness.
One penny Cost of peering into cells to view "freaks" to laugh at their antics
Bloodletting Practice cutting the patient and draining the bad blood from the individual.
Trans-Orbital Lobotomy Developed by Walter J. Freeman. (AKA "Psychic mercy killing")
Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) Shock therapy used in mental hospitals to calm unruly patients
Thorazine A powerful anti-psychotic that controlled mental outbursts. This drug helped reduce the populations in the asylums.
Tardive Dyskinesia Patients suffer from slow uncontrollable rhythmic movements with rapid twitching of the lips and mouth
Anti-Anxiety Medication Decrease the activity of the nervous system
Anti-Depressant Medication Increase norepinephrine and serotonin. And physical symptoms of Depression
Anti-Psychotic Medication Poor balance and coordination. And uncontrollable trimmers
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