Altered state of consciousness

influenced by the government to the point where their minds become useless. The brain-dead state in the Oceania community can be seen in the proles. The proles consist of clueless, mindless, lower-class members of society, who are not monitored by telescreens because the Party knows they will not do anything on their own. While writing in his diary Winston contemplates the overthrow of the Party. He states that “If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming…

many of the ideals held dear in the study of psychology. From his theories on emotion, consciousness, and will to his pragmatic and functionalist contributions it is not difficult to see that James had a heavy hand in shaping the field of psychology in the United States. William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole but his most notable ideas concerned the so-called stream of consciousness, habit, emotion, and will. Without the use of modern technology such as brain…

change or mental state or to give a person a boost is coffee and distilled alcohol. Then we have an early industrial revolution during this era society refined the drugs and made morphine from opiates, and came up with hypodermic needles and rolling machines for tobacco. With all this new change it caused were increased in abuse and chances in addictions to the drugs. In the 20 century, we…

passage highlights sexual objectification and the idea that women “must be made to know,” that they “must be made to see [themselves] as [others] see [them]” (29). This is incredibly important because when one is made to know, they are forced into altered perceptions of themselves; they can no longer see themselves the way they want to, but rather the way the perpetrators do. By doing so, Bartky illustrates how society’s fragmentation and sexual objectification…

With an ancient history of civilizations using psychoactive substances as medicinal, ritual, and spiritual remedies, these drugs have shown positive treatments in more recent years. This notion that hallucinogenic drugs played a significant part in the development of religion has been extensively discussed for many years, causing controversial aspect of “hallucinogenic” or psychedelic drugs generate religious experience, and whether this experience is genuinely religious. Before considering the…

In his Interpretation of Dreams (1991), Freud implies that the nature of the dream has psychological effects and deals with the innermost emotions that could only be reached in an unconscious state. Freud believed that ‘the interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.’ (Freud, 1991) His theory was based on the idea that there are two types of mental content, the latent and the manifest kind…

It is clear that people’s opinions and views regarding their prejudice in reference to particular topics, for example racial discrimination, are not gained at birth, but are formed at a relatively early age due to the heavy influence of cultural norms and expectations. The level of prejudice gained from this factor strongly depends on the area in which you live, the culture of that area and therefore the specific type of people living in that area. It is also clear, however, that these views can…

It was freaky, witnessing a woman in her mid 20’s with the sweetest voice ever, changing into a billion year old grandpa. Shamans reach altered states of consciousness to interact with the spirit world and channels the energies into this world. Weird. The shaman wore a mask and huge, heavy clothes with bells and fringes. It was really weird to watch the shaman calling the spirit and changing into different…

As divided as historians are over the causes of the American Revolution (1775-1783), they are in even greater disagreement over its consequences. In one interpretive camp are those who assert that the Revolution was "the most radical and most far-reaching event in American history," while their opponents claim that it was "culturally, politically, socially, and economically a conservative movement." This disagreement, in part, is the product of varying views of what constitutes a revolution.…

cockroach. The day after Gregor’s family discovers that he is an insect, he waits for the house to empty in order to explore, and feels a sense of ease and affluence (Kafka 214). Gregor, post-transformation, acquires perspective and knowledge in his altered form; additionally, it is as if the lessened pressure and responsibility provide a sense of euphoria. The great escape of one’s existence can also be looked at as a desire for death. A mundane existence, slowly rotting away, like the apple…