Key Events in the Historical Development of EMS Include All

question 46

Multiple Choice

Key events in the historical development of EMS include all of the following, EXCEPT the:

• A) 1973 EMS Systems Act.
• B) 1988 Statewide EMS Technical Assistance Program.
• C) 1975 Cater-Benson Reform Act.
• D) 1981 COBRA Act.

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Definitions:

Hysterical Phenomena

Symptoms or behaviors that are a manifestation of extreme stress, anxiety or unconscious conflict, often appearing without an apparent organic cause.

Freud And Breuer

Refers to Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer, pioneers in the development of psychoanalysis, with their early work on hysteria laying the groundwork for psychoanalytic theory.

Hysteria

An outdated medical term once used to describe a variety of psychological disorders characterized by extreme emotional reactions and somatic symptoms; now understood in terms of specific disorders.

Jean Charcot

A French neurologist known for his work on hypnosis and hysteria, significantly influencing the field of neurology.