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1 day ago · Psychosis is a condition of the mind or psyche that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real. [3] Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations, among other features. [3] Additional symptoms are incoherent speech and behavior that is inappropriate for a given situation. [3]
7 hours ago · Some people associate mysticism with “ecstatic experiences” where a person is in an altered state of consciousness. The mass media in America views Christian mysticism as unreal, detached from ordinary life, emotional, and even “spooky” (quotation in original, Egan, 1991). Christian Mysticism, however, involves any practice that helps a ...
7 hours ago · The first component of meditation is focus. Individuals concentrate on an object or thought. This concentration shifts attention away from everyday concerns. The second component is relaxation. The body relaxes, which helps release tension and stress. With increased relaxation, the brain can enter altered states of consciousness.
7 hours ago · The world is only upside down, when we think–we are atop the sky. A Conversation with Kalpna Singh-Chitnis about Trespassing My Ancestral Lands. Kalpna Singh-Chitnis is an Indian-American poet, filmmaker, and author of six poetry collections, including “Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava” (River Paw Press 2023), a finalist at the 2023 “International Book Awards”; “Trespassing My ...
7 hours ago · The narco test, also known as narco-analysis, is a controversial investigative technique used primarily in criminal investigations to extract information from individuals who are unwilling or unable to provide it voluntarily. It involves the administration of a drug, typically sodium pentothal, which induces a state of semi-consciousness ...
7 hours ago · state of depression of the central nervous system enabling treatment to be carried out in such a manner: (a)that verbal contact with the patient can be maintained throughout the period of sedation, and (b)that the drugs and techniques used have a margin of safety wide enough to render unintended loss of consciousness unlikely.
7 hours ago · It happened again. Chloe, in one of her late night fugue states, had written an essay comparing Connecticut Senator Doyle Ramsfield to Steve Cameron, a presidential aspirant in Ramona Stewart’s 1980 potboiler The Nightmare Candidate. Cameron is the Governor of New York and, thus, a northeasterner like Ramsfield.
