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What is the concept of mental health according to Plato?
What is the concept of mental health according to Plato?
- A balance of humours in the body
- A brain illness
- A result of genetic imbalance
- Reason aided by temper and ruling over passion (correct)
Who is credited with coining the term 'mental health'?
Who is credited with coining the term 'mental health'?
- Hippocrates
- Griesinger
- A Greek philosopher
- Plato (correct)
What was Hippocrates' approach to understanding mental illness?
What was Hippocrates' approach to understanding mental illness?
- A biogenetic approach
- A spiritual approach
- A mentalist approach
- A physicalist approach (correct)
What has been the impact of advances in genomics and brain imaging on the field of psychiatry?
What has been the impact of advances in genomics and brain imaging on the field of psychiatry?
Who is credited with stating that 'mental illness is brain illness'?
Who is credited with stating that 'mental illness is brain illness'?
What is the current prevailing view of mental illness in the field of psychiatry?
What is the current prevailing view of mental illness in the field of psychiatry?