EXCI 210 Midterm: EXCI 210 Midterm Notes

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Exercise Sci.
• Course: EXCI 210
• Professor: lacroix

Document Summary

Introduction to adapted and therapeutic physical activity: historical perspectives on disability & sport. Historically to be different meant to be exiled. *throughout most of history, ppl w mi received the worst treatment: survival & superstition (3000-500 b. c. Those born w pi were left to die -> to improve the quality of the unit. Superstition: ppl w mi were considered possessed + feared (cid:862)good spi(cid:396)its(cid:863): (cid:396)e(cid:448)e(cid:396)ed (cid:862)(cid:271)ad spi(cid:396)its(cid:863): i(cid:374)dulged to p(cid:396)e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t (cid:396)e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ge -> exorcisms & trephining (drill hole in skull: humanitarian reform (500 b. c. -400 a. d. )(4) Survival of the fittest *war(greek-roman time)=need strong bodies to protect state. Dbl std: if born w 1 arm (-ve) If arm lost @ war (+ve)- honored hero. Treatments of ppl w mi=> purification, exorcisms. Evolution in understanding of mental illness: hippocrates: disease of natural causes, plato: (cid:862)(cid:272)a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot e(cid:454)ile(cid:863)- cure for mental illness involving pa, massage, hydrotherapy, sunlight.