SRS 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Venomous Snake, Plains Indians, Art Of The Upper Paleolithic
23 Oct 2016
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Altered states of consciousness: individuals may have mental experiences that transcend ordinary experiences, such as a trance. Religious experience subjective ones that manifests itself on an emotional and psychological level. Altered state of consciousness differing from a normal state (day dreaming, drinking a little too much) Alterations in thinking; disturbances in concentration, attention, memory and judgment. Disturbed time sense; feelings of timelessness, to a standstill. Change in emotional expression: sudden and unexpected displays of emotional extremes. Body image change: various part of the body appear or feel shrunken, enlarged, distorted, heavy, Sense of the ineffable: inability to communicate. Fasting: is the act of abstaining from eating food and drinking liquids over a period of time, other prohibitions (sexual) Intense fasting = aggressive behavior, hallucinations, dehydrations, fatigue, lethargy, confusion and dizziness. Ramadan, act is seen as moving the individual closer to god by abandoning those things that are enjoyable. Factors that bring about an altered state of consciousness.
