History of Mental Illness: Ancient Greece to Modern Times
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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'?

  • Hippocrates
  • Griesinger
  • A Greek philosopher
  • Plato (correct)

    • 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?

    <p>A strengthening of the biological psychiatry framework (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with stating that 'mental illness is brain illness'?

    <p>Griesinger (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current prevailing view of mental illness in the field of psychiatry?

    <p>Mental illness is like any other illness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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