ABSTRACT

Practical and provocative, this book serves as a guide for those who want a deeper look into the human psyche and a more encompassing vision of the less predictable aspects of the mind.

part 1|121 pages

The Realm of Dissociation

part 2|180 pages

Narratives of Dissociative Experiences

chapter 5|11 pages

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

An Existential-Humanistic Perspective 1

chapter 6|27 pages

The Body and Modernity in MPD/DID*

chapter 7|18 pages

Near-Death Narratives

chapter 8|18 pages

Inspiration, Mediumship, Surrealism

The Concept of Creative Dissociation

chapter 9|17 pages

Alien Abduction Narratives

chapter 11|18 pages

Good Trips, Bad Trips

Psychedelic Drugs and Uissociation

chapter 12|26 pages

Dissociation in Terror of Death

The “Hypnoid State” Revisited

part 3|59 pages

Truth and Culture

chapter 14|18 pages

Metaphoric Truth and Narrative Structure

Implications for Understanding and Treating Patients Exhibiting Dissociative Phenomena