Ancient & Early Views
Middle Age & Witch Craft
Asylums & Reform
Treatment Through Time
Key People & Lasting Lessons
100

In Ancient Egypt, mental illness was thought to be caused by ____.

Punishment from the gods or spirits


100

In the Middle Ages, women with seizures or depression were often accused of _____.

Witchcraft


100

The infamous asylum “Bedlam” in London was known for what?


Letting the public pay to watch patients

100

The infamous asylum “Bedlam” in London was known for what?



Letting the public pay to watch patients

100

Which of these was NOT used in the Renaissance/Enlightenment era: rotating chairs, cold water shock, insulin therapy, bloodletting?


Insulin therapy

200

What was trephination?

Drilling a hole in the skull to release spirits


200

Exorcisms in the Middle Ages were usually harmless prayer rituals. True or False?

False 

200

Dorothea Dix is best remembered for ____.


 Fighting for humane treatment of patients

200

Dorothea Dix is best remembered for ____.



Fighting for humane treatment of patients

200

Lobotomies often left patients severely incapacitated. True or False?


True

300

Hippocrates believed mental illness had ____ causes.

Natural causes, not supernatural

300

Name one unusual Middle Ages practice and why it was harmful.

Example: Exorcisms or punishments – caused trauma or death


300

Describe Dorothea Dix’s contributions to reform.
 

 She advocated for humane treatment and built better mental hospitals

300

Describe Dorothea Dix’s contributions to reform.
 

She advocated for humane treatment and built better mental hospitals

300

Early antipsychotic medications sometimes caused ____.

 

Severe side effects


400

Name one treatment from the Ancient & Early Views period and its purpose.

Example: Trephination – to release evil spirits

400

What shocking practice involved spinning patients in chairs?

Rotating chair treatment

400

Compare Renaissance/Enlightenment asylums with the 19th century moral treatment movement.
 

Enlightenment = harsh treatments; moral movement = more humane, but overcrowding issues

400

Compare Renaissance/Enlightenment asylums with the 19th century moral treatment movement.



Enlightenment = harsh treatments; moral movement = more humane, but overcrowding issues continued

400

Trace the history of one treatment (example: lobotomies).
 

 Example: Used in early-mid 20th century, believed to calm patients, but left many disabled

500

List two Ancient or Early treatments and explain what they were meant to do.

Examples: Trephination, herbal remedies, bloodletting – aimed to balance body or release spirits


500

Describe a harmful Middle Ages practice and explain its impact.

Example: Witch trials/exorcisms – caused suffering and stigma


 

500

Why was the moral treatment movement important in the 19th century?

Shifted focus toward kindness, structure, and patient dignity

500

Why was the moral treatment movement important in the 19th century?

Shifted focus toward kindness, structure, and patient dignity

500

Why is it important to study the history of treatments?


 To avoid harmful mistakes and improve modern care