Trephining in primitive times was used to treat which conditions, sometimes prompting the remark 'You have a hole in your head'?

Trephining in primitive times was used to treat which conditions, sometimes prompting the remark 'You have a hole in your head'?

• A. Broken bones
• B. Fever and cough
• C. Insanity, epilepsy, and headaches
• D. Digestive disorders

Answer: (C)

Trephination is an ancient procedure that involved removing a circular piece of the skull to create an opening. Healers believed this could relieve intracranial pressure or release malevolent influences thought to cause certain symptoms. In many primitive cultures, insanity, epilepsy, and chronic headaches were among the conditions attributed to spiritual or bodily imbalance, so making a hole in the head was seen as a way to restore harmony. That’s why this procedure is associated with treating insanity, epilepsy, and headaches, and not with treating broken bones, fever and cough, or digestive disorders.

Trephination is an ancient procedure that involved removing a circular piece of the skull to create an opening. Healers believed this could relieve intracranial pressure or release malevolent influences thought to cause certain symptoms. In many primitive cultures, insanity, epilepsy, and chronic headaches were among the conditions attributed to spiritual or bodily imbalance, so making a hole in the head was seen as a way to restore harmony. That’s why this procedure is associated with treating insanity, epilepsy, and headaches, and not with treating broken bones, fever and cough, or digestive disorders.