The study of personality dates back to ancient Greek‚ when Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Hippocrates suggested their theories on personality. Through the centuries‚ their theories have evolved‚ changed‚ and have continued to be the base and foundation of modern psychology. Without these ancient philosophers and sacrifices towards the study of personality‚ our modern discipline of psychology wouldn’t be where it is today. As centuries progressed‚ many philosophers‚ psychologist‚ mathematicians
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There are many ancient civilizations that are worthy enough to be considered exceptional‚ however‚ Ancient Greece‚ without a doubt‚ is one of the most impressive ancient civilizations. What makes Ancient Greece so impressive is it’s abundant number of achievements; such as founding democracy‚ developing the world’s first libraries‚ creating the Olympic Games‚ achieving beautiful architectural feats and spitting out mathematical and scientific discoveries like no other civilization before‚ just to
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holes in the skull of a living person with the expressed intent of releasing the evil spirit or spirits. This practice was common amongst Hispanic Aztec and Incan cultures as early as 3000 B.C. (Shieff‚ Smith & Wadley‚ 1997). In or around 460 B.C Hippocrates a Greek physician was the first to propose a biological explanation of abnormal behavior. He theorized that an imbalance in the four fluids- blood‚ phelgm‚ black bile‚ and yellow
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classifying or treating mental illness with Hippocrates‚ a Greek physician (Zimbardo‚ Johnson‚ and McCann‚ 533). Hippocrates stated that mental illness is an “imbalance among the four body fluids called ‘humors’: blood‚ phlegm (mucus)‚ black bile‚ and yellow bile” (Zimbardo‚ Johnson‚ and McCann‚ 533). His idea that mental illnesses had natural causes‚ not supernatural ones‚ was very simple‚ but incredibly revolutionary; for example‚ according to Hippocrates‚ people who had more black bile were more
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‘Medicine stagnated in the Middle Ages.’ Explain whether you agree with this statement On one hand medicine did stagnate during the Middle Ages. This is because everything that was roman was destroyed. In Britain‚ as an example‚ most things linked to the Romans was destroyed – villas were covered up as the Ancient Britons believed that they contained ghosts and evil spirits. With this approach‚ it is not surprising that anything medical linked to the Romans fell into disuse in Britain
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Thales of Miletus (ca 624 - 546 BC) Greek domain Thales was the Chief of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece‚ and has been called the "Father of Science‚" the "Founder of Abstract Geometry‚" and the "First Philosopher." Thales is believed to have studied mathematics under Egyptians‚ who in turn were aware of much older mathematics from Mesopotamia. Thales may have invented the notion of compass-and-straightedge construction. Several fundamental theorems about triangles are attributed to Thales‚ including
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century BC. The medical practice was dominated by Hippocrates‚ known as a great physician of ancient Greece (460 BC-370 BC)‚ and others that believed in his works. During this period‚ medical records were a means for demonstrating the cause of a disease and course these diseases ran. During this period‚ the Greek believed in many different gods and believed that these gods and superstitions caused diseases. At some point in this time‚ Hippocrates‚ was sentenced to a 20-year prison sentence due to
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This papyrus looked at different case studies about injuries to different parts of the body‚ most notably the head. Beginning around 460 B.C.‚ Hippocrates began to study epilepsy‚ and theorized that it had its origins in the brain. Hippocrates also theorized that the brain was involved in sensation‚ and that it was where intelligence was derived from. Hippocrates‚ as well as most ancient Greeks‚ believed that relaxation and a stress free environment was crucial in helping treat neurological disorders
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Conventional or Non-сonventional Medicine? "A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession" (Hippocrates) Now we live in such a kind of world where numerous fatal diseases arise and increase day by day. Mankind always tries to find useful remedies for these diseases‚ but sometimes people hesitate to decide which cure is the best. As Hippocrates said health is the most valuable thing for person. Without health a person is nothing. So‚ we should do our best in
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Art was a corner stone of ancient Athenian values and principals‚ and still contributes to modern day society as well. Many principals developed in Ancient Greece are still carried out and taught in present day. Euclid‚ was a brilliant Greek Mathematician‚ he developed many crucial elements in the math world that are necessary for current day engineers to pursue their work. The “Father of Geometry” is what Euclid is known as. He was very successful with his math skills‚ leaving even math professors
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