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Philippe Pinel (1745 - 1826) he is one among the first, in modern times, to view people with mental illness as sick people rather than criminals, beasts, or possessed individuals. In the Asylums of which he was in charge, Pinel ordered that patients be unchained and treated with kindness in a peaceful atmosphere. Pinel was also responsible for many innovations in the treatment and understanding of mental illness.
- Philo (ca. 25 B.C. to A.D. 50) : Philo refers to a Neoplatonist who combined Jewish theology with Plato's philosophy. Philo differentiated between the lower Self (the body) and a spiritual self, which is made in God's imag
Philodox refers to someone who loves his or her own opinion; a dogmatic person.
A phobia refers to Psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation.
Phobic disorders refer to Anxiety disorders marked by a persistent and Irrational Fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger.