Psychology 3950F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Golden Section, Pythagorean Theorem, Analytic Geometry
22 Nov 2013
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Term psychology comes from the combination of 2 greek words: psyche: soul, spirit, mind, logos: an explanation, account, psychology: and explanation or account of the soul or spirit. One of the first physicians to be psychological about medicine (vs. spiritual) Prior to alcmaeon, the soul was thought to have 2 parts: thymos: Mortal directly connected to the body. Located in lungs; conveyed out of body as words (pneuma air: psyche: Immortal aspect of soul may survive death, but won t be recognizable (doesn t involve consciousness/memories) Unified the two aspects of the soul focused on thymos, but considered the soul unified: mover or animator, aminus: active soul. Realized there were direct pathways from the sensory systems to the brain veins (nerves: appeared to be hollow tubes with substances running through it vital spirits/animal spirits. The active eye first to undertake examinations of the eye: realized the eye was an active organ (vs. passive, believed that it transmitted beams of light.
