Compare And Contrast Rene Descartes Theory Of Bloodletting
One of the ancient philosophers, however, rejected most of the therapeutic use for bloodletting (Wilson, 2006). Instead, he advocated physical activity as one of the various means to treat mental illness. This philosopher was none other than Erasistratus. Though prominent philosophers of his time (e.g., Herophilus and Archagathus) supported bloodletting as a remedy for mental illness (Wilson, 2006), Erasistratus theorised that many illnesses were a cause of plethoras (i.e. overabundances) in the blood (Cohen, 2012) and thought that exercise was one of the ways to treat these plethoras (Harris, 2012). Erasistratus’ advocate of exercise as an approach to mental illness was later maintained by Hippocrates. Meanwhile, in the 17th century, Rene
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Spinoza advocated the inseparable concept of the mind and body ‒ whatever that happens to the body will be experienced as thoughts and emotions, and the converse is also true (Hergenhahn, 2013). Because he believed that everything is shared in God, Spinoza therefore claims that everything has both physical and mental attributes (Hergenhahn, 2013). This theory supports the application of physical activity as an effective approach for the recovery of mentally ill …show more content…
Even so, only a marginal number of individuals with mental illness involve themselves in physical activity at a rate equal with those recommended by the public health (Soundy et al., 2014). Vancampfort, Stubbs, Venigalla and Probst (2015) claimed that the level of identified and intrinsic motivation of individuals with mental illness may pose to be a factor influencing the adoption and maintenance of this healthy behaviour. Furthermore, many people who are mentally ill today tend to distance themselves from seeking professional help due to self- and public stigmas (Corrigan, Druss, & Perlick, 2014; Wahl, 2012). Although many believed that increased public understanding would increase society’s acceptance towards the mentally ill, Schomerus et al. (2012) found that this was not the
Spinoza advocated the inseparable concept of the mind and body ‒ whatever that happens to the body will be experienced as thoughts and emotions, and the converse is also true (Hergenhahn, 2013). Because he believed that everything is shared in God, Spinoza therefore claims that everything has both physical and mental attributes (Hergenhahn, 2013). This theory supports the application of physical activity as an effective approach for the recovery of mentally ill …show more content…
Even so, only a marginal number of individuals with mental illness involve themselves in physical activity at a rate equal with those recommended by the public health (Soundy et al., 2014). Vancampfort, Stubbs, Venigalla and Probst (2015) claimed that the level of identified and intrinsic motivation of individuals with mental illness may pose to be a factor influencing the adoption and maintenance of this healthy behaviour. Furthermore, many people who are mentally ill today tend to distance themselves from seeking professional help due to self- and public stigmas (Corrigan, Druss, & Perlick, 2014; Wahl, 2012). Although many believed that increased public understanding would increase society’s acceptance towards the mentally ill, Schomerus et al. (2012) found that this was not the