Altered state of consciousness

personal identity consists, not in sameness of substance, but in ‘sameness of consciousness’(Shoemaker on the Memory Theory). When something psychological like soul, memory and something immaterial etc. are assumed to account for persistence through time, which is the numerical identity between objects at different times(Seymour, Lecture 4/4), they are categorized as the non-physical accounts. In Locke’s view, consciousness was used as a synonym of memory although he did not specify the…

are originating in our ‘minds’ or bodies. Physicalism says that ones mind or consciousness is no different from the physical system of the brain. Nagel explains, what limits us are our inability to understand what functions in the brain create the mind or consciousness.…

the patient is has a divine vision. If they considered the patient malefic, then he was cursed, imprisoned or persecuted. If he was considered to have a divine isnpiration (mostly beacuse of the fact that he could so easily get into an altered state of consciousness), they admired him. On the egyiptean hieroglyphs the sign of the seizure is water, folded material, two papyrus leafes or bread-crumb twisted by the snake of Ureus. This sigfnified divine manifestation, whereas the man with the…

rest, due to their horrifying information. Killing Us Softly 4 is a movie that highlights the manipulation of people’s bodies and images to produce an ad that will attract a wide audience. To give an example of this, movie producer Jean Kilbourne states, “Sometimes people say to me, ‘You’ve been talking about this for 40 years, have things gotten any better?’ And actually I have to say really they’ve gotten worse. Ads sell more than products. They sell values, they sell images, they sell…

Altered states of conscious, as addressed in chapter 4, is defined “general name for phenomena that are different from normal waking consciousness and include mystic perceptual and sensory experiences, such as medication, hypnosis, trance, and possession” (Shiraev & Levy, 2016, p.128) From the altered states of conscious stated above, I’ve personally experienced meditation as a form of achieving tranquility and a stress-free state. Shiraev and Levy explain that meditation is a “quiet and relaxed…

functions such as memory, learning, perception, consciousness, emotions, thought, reasoning, imagination and problem solving and until recently only the patient was permitted to participate in the evaluation not friends or family (Thirunavukarasu, 2011). Since my family was able to give testimonies as to her manic-psychosis episodes she was finally diagnosed. However, the system that was…

Furnaces shows how the spirits are still there after numerous accounts of on the job deaths. In the southern portion of Alabama, Old Cahawba apparently presents reverberations of adolescents being humorous. Meanwhile, in the upper Northern section of the state, a mansion that is named Sweet Water Mansion, with a not so sweet story; such as numerous photographs full of orbs, and lots of arsons. The rest are all hoaxes, these “hauntings” are credible,…

other features such as location or circumstances surrounding the TBI. Impact: some of the side effects of TBI include permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions, with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. Cognitive: Individuals with moderate to severe brain injury may think speak and solve problems slowly that may also become confused more easily when normal routines are modified. Psychosocial:…

their younger fans who share the same dream, may seem invincible. Would every think of the dangers that comes with the talent of playing football? According to article “League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for the Truth”. Studies state “377,000 out of the million young athletes playing football at 15,000 high schools in America were injured. 60,000 suffered major injuries, 15,000 will need surgery, and two dozen will suffer fatal injuries” (Dabcheck). Although, these numbers…

makes me a human organism, but I am a ‘person’ because I am a ‘thinking and intelligent being’ (Olsen, 2016), and according to Locke, ‘consciousness is inseparable from thinking’. If consciousness is inseparable from thinking and thinking links to our memories then this brings up the critical issue of identity, which is…