PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Clinical Neuropsychology, Trepanning, Neuropsychology

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Zachariah Campbell

Document Summary

Neolithic period or stone age. Trephination a procedure involving drilling a whole in the skill of the afflicted individual. Also accounts of ppl who died from the procedure. Some of these prescriptions contains ingredients that are used at present, whereas others included the use of urine and feces. Edber papyrus contained more magical or superstitious forms of healing than the edwin. Smith surgical papyrus: herophilus and eristratus were the first to propose the brain as the centre of reason. Ancient greeks: pythagoras was the first to suggest that the brain was the organ responsible for human thought. It involves physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of healing. It was the belief that the mind, body ad soul must be addressed for successful treatment of the patient. Aristotle also stated that direct observation of a subject was critical. The romans: galen like aristotle believed that the only valid sources of data were direct observations.