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Alterations of Consciousness is a refreshing and richly analytic investigation into the nature of cognitive reality. Imants Baruss explores various manifestations of consciousness with rational and empirical rigor beginning with more ordinary states such as thinking, sleeping, dreaming and continuing on into hypnosis, trance, psychedelic experiences, transcendence, and experiences related to death. This comprehensive overview of altered states examines consciousness from the physiological, cognitive, and experiential points of view. Readers will gain from this engaging text an enriched understanding of consciousness, reality, and the scientific endeavor. Instructor Resource Guide: Instructors will benefit from stimulating online resources to enliven classroom discussion and make it easier to evaluate their students' progress. To view the online resources for this book, visit the Instructor Resource Guide for Alterations of Consciousness web page. This online guide will reduce instructors' need for time-consuming preparation. The guide is restricted to instructors only and includes:
Book Reviews This book is a user-friendly map of states of awareness as they are scientifically and experientially understood. This book would be a useful text to aid students of psychology. A splendid overview of this topic, this volume covers its bases in a way that is both comprehensive and entertaining. Highly recommended. |
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