How did the ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen differ in their perspectives on hysteria?

What will be an ideal response?


Hippocrates believed that disorders such as hysteria or conversion disorders were the results of a wandering uterus, but Galen believed hysteria had a psychological cause.

Psychology

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In a study of twins, a researcher finds that 40 percent of dizygotic (DZ) twins and 40 percent of monozygotic (MZ) twins share a trait. What is the researcher most likely to conclude about the trait?

a. It is 40 percent concordant. b. It is 60 percent concordant. c. It is genetically determined. d. It is not genetically determined.

Psychology

Which of the following normally occurs after divorce?

A. Most women remarry. B. Most men choose not to remarry. C. Most men and women remarry. D. Most women choose not to remarry.

Psychology

Because Kirstie often engages in ambushing other people when they talk, she is likely to block effective communication by

a. not listening to the other person. c. putting the other person on the defensive. b. drawing them into a debate. d. being too self-focused.

Psychology

The advertising campaigns that are designed to reduce the number of new smokers, by showing the negative effects of smoking, are one example of:

a. primary prevention b. secondary prevention c. auxiliary prevention d. tertiary prevention

Psychology