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6500 BCE
Trephination
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Period: 6500 BCE to 6500 BCE
Trephination
There was once a time when nonconformity or abnormal behavior was caused by possession, which could only be cured by religious exorcisms. The purpose of this procedure(Trephination) is to allow a surgeon access to the brain in order to treat conditions such as brain lesions and tumors in the brain through the removal of a fragment of the skull. Many of these surgical removals were performed without the participant's consent. -
Tuskegee Syphilis
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Tuskegee Syphilis Study
600 men - 399 with and 201 without. Statistical analysis was conducted in order to identify the prevalence of syphilis among blacks and racial differences in their clinical manifestations. The men were told they were being treated for "bad blood," a local term used to describe a variety of illnesses, such as syphilis, anemia, and fatigue, by the researchers. The men received free medical examinations, meals, and burial insurance in exchange for participating in the study. -
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Nazi concentration camp experiment
A series of medical experiments were carried out during the Holocaust by the Nazi Party in order to advance German medicine without the consent of the patients and with complete disregard for their suffering or even survival. The methods that were used in some of these experiments were unethical, despite the fact that they served legitimate scientific purposes. Several of these experiments were racial in nature, intended to advance the theories of the Nazis. -
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Tearoom Trade Study
A famous study conducted by sociologist Laud Humphreys, on the Tearoom Trade, observed the deviant behavior of those who frequented "tearooms" for public places, locations where men were often seeking and engaging in casual homosexual activities, or “tearooms.” -
Zimbardo
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Zimbardo Prison Experiment
According to Zimbardo, in 1971, he selected 24 male students to study the roles that people play in prison environments. During his studies at Stanford University, Zimbardo created a mock prison in a basement of the psychology building. A two-week experiment was originally planned by Zimbardo, but it was terminated after two weeks, due to the mental breakdown of the prisoners and excessive guard aggression.