Why was there little change in attitudes towards illness and disease Flashcards

The Church controlled medical knowledge, promoting Galen's ideas and discouraging challenges to traditional beliefs.

Their ideas dominated medical thinking, with little room for innovation or questioning of their theories.

Medieval people lacked knowledge of germs and relied on supernatural explanations for illness.

People trusted traditional remedies and treatments passed down through generations, resisting new ideas.

Most people were illiterate, so medical knowledge was restricted to trained physicians who followed established ideas.

Illness was often attributed to divine punishment, astrology, or evil spirits, limiting scientific progress.

The belief that illness was caused by an imbalance of blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile dominated medical thinking.

Medical training at universities focused on studying ancient texts rather than encouraging new ideas or experimentation.

Physicians relied on traditional methods like urine charts and astrology, avoiding challenges to established practices.

Frequent wars and famines disrupted progress in medicine, as survival took priority over innovation.