Origins of Concepts in Human Behavior: Social and Cultural Factors

Altschule, Mark D.

Published by Hemisphere Pub.; Halsted Press ; Wiley, Washington ; New York, 1977

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iv, 204 pages: illustrations; 24 cm.; bibliographical references and index. Halsted Press book; [series]. Contents: 1. The pneuma of the soul -- 2. The ideas of the Huron Indians about the unconscious mind -- 3. St. Isidore of Seville and his depressing ideas about depression -- 4. George Cheyne and his English malady -- 5. Acedia -its evolution from deadly sin to psychiatric syndrome -- 6. The singular case of James Tilly Matthews, a clear paranoid -- 7. The early history of psychiatric treatment -- 8. Acupuncture in the Western world up to a century ago -- 9. The calcifies pineal gland: nature mimics art -almost -- 10. Swedenborg and Stahl: opposite -and wrong-sides of the same coin -- 11. Miscellanea. Medicine -- History. Humanism. Human behavior. Psychiatrie -- Histoire. M?decine -- Histoire. Humanisme. Comportement humain. history of medicine. humanism. human behavior. Human behavior. Humanism. Medicine. Psychiatry. Geschichte Psychiatrie Quelle Geschichte. Psychiatrie. Quelle. Behavior History of Medicine Psychiatry -- history Humanism Essays. History. Essays. Essays. Essais. Essay Identifier: Humanism; Medicine; History; Psychiatry; History. Near fine(+) to fine(-) in very good partly sunned jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival mylar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Origins of Concepts in Human Behavior: Social and Cultural Factors
• Publisher: Hemisphere Pub.; Halsted Press ; Wiley, Washington ; New York
• Publication Date: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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  • English
  • Politics And Social Sciences