Varieties of anomalous experience : examining the scientific evidence / edited by Etzel Cardeña, Steven Jay Lynn, and Stanley Krippner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cardeña, Etzel.

Lynn, Steven J.

Krippner, Stanley, 1932-

Series:

Dissociation, trauma, memory, and hypnosis book series

Dissociation, trauma, memory, and hypnosis series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Medical Subjects:

Consciousness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"Mainstream psychology has mostly ignored or even derided anomalous experiences after an initial interest at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. They have been examples of what postmodernists refer to as "the other," phenomena that fall between the cracks of the house built by contemporary mainstream psychology. However, psychology now has the maturity and breadth required to take a serious look at unusual but important experiences. We define an anomalous experience (AE) as an uncommon experience (e.g., synesthesia), or one that, although it may be experienced by a significant number of persons (e.g., psi experiences), is believed to deviate from ordinary experience or from the usually accepted explanations of reality according to Western mainstream science. The focus of this book is on experiences, not on testing the ontological nature of such experiences. Thus, for instance, the possibility of veridical psi occurrences is mentioned in the section of explanatory theories in the psi-related experiences chapter, but its focus is on the experiences people have"--Chapter. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

I Conceptual and Methodological Considerations 1

Chapter 1 Introduction: Anomalous Experiences in Perspective / Etzel Cardeña Cardeña, Etzel, Steven Jay Lynn Lynn, Steven Jay, Stanley Krippner Krippner, Stanley 3

Chapter 2 Researching States of Consciousness and Anomalous Experiences / Etzel Cardeña Cardeña, Etzel, Ronald J. Pekala Pekala, Ronald J. 21

Chapter 3 Anomalous Experiences, Peculiarity, and Psychopathology / John G. Kerns Kerns, John G., Nicole Karcher Karcher, Nicole, Chitra Raghavan Raghavan, Chitra, Howard Berenbaum Berenbaum, Howard 57

II Anomalous Experiences 77

Chapter 4 Synesthesia: A Teeming Multiplicity / Lawrence E. Marks Marks, Lawrence E. 79

Chapter 5 Hallucinatory Experiences / Richard P. Bentall Bentall, Richard P. 109

Chapter 6 Lucid Dreaming: Paradoxes of Dreaming Consciousness / Stephen LaBerge LaBerge, Stephen 145

Chapter 7 Anomalous Self and Identity Experiences / Etzel Cardeña Cardeña, Etzel, Carlos S. Alvarado Alvarado, Carlos S. 175

Chapter 8 Alien Abduction Experiences / Stuart Appelle Appelle, Stuart, Steven Jay Lynn Lynn, Steven Jay, Leonard Newman Newman, Leonard, Anne Malaktaris Malaktaris, Anne 213

Chapter 9 Psi-Related Experiences / Caroline Watt Watt, Caroline, Ian Tiemey Tiemey, Ian 241

Chapter 10 Anomalous Healing Experiences / Stanley Krippner Krippner, Stanley, Jeanne Achterberg Achterberg, Jeanne 273

Chapter 11 Past-Life Experiences / Antonia Mills Mills, Antonia, Jim B. Tucker Tucker, Jim B. 303

Chapter 12 Near-Death Experiences / Bruee Greyson Greyson, Bruee 333

Chapter 13 Mystical Experiences / David M. Wulff Wulff, David M. 369

Chapter 14 Anomalous Experiences: An Integrative Summary / Etzel Cardeña Cardeña, Etzel, Stanley Krippner Krippner, Stanley, Steven Jay Lynn Lynn, Steven Jay 409.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

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9781433815294

143381529X

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