Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-10-28T08:57:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Thales Barbosa Ramalho.pdf: 827307 bytes, checksum: 477da781d53d76afaa9ba540038f5464 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-28T08:57:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Thales Barbosa Ramalho.pdf: 827307 bytes, checksum: 477da781d53d76afaa9ba540038f5464 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The current research aimed to develop a critical analysis and bibliographic survey of the knowledge produced in the scientific literature of the Brazilian Psychology between 2000 and 2015, in what regards religious trance, trance and altered states of consciousness. The analysis purpose was to present when, where, who and how the studies in Psychology regarding religious trance have been conducted. To do so, a search in Brazilian journals of Psychology Qualis A1, A2, B1 and B2 was made from online articles published between 2000 and 2015, indexed on basis of virtual data BVS-Psi, with at least one psychologist author or coauthor. Taking into consideration these standards, the bibliographic review resulted in 17 articles, which were analyzed based on the following analysis categories: (1) Identification Category, (2) Theoretic-Methodologic Category, (3) Content Category. It was possible to observe a majority of psychologist authors (82,60%), with concluded or attending postgraduate education, linked with postgraduate institutions. There was a visible growing movement of publications between the years 2002 and 2010, which stabilized in 2011, but start decreasing in 2012 and 2013, and there were no more publications on the following years of 2014 and 2015. Some themes where recurrent, prevailing articles about religious trance (trance experiences characterization and differential diagnosis between positive religious trance experiences and psychopathological experiences), followed by articles related with the use of trance as a therapeutic tool through hypnosis, altered conscious experiences induced by psychoactive substances, and trance as an innate human potentiality related with aspects of spirituality. It was possible to raise some contributions of these studies for the Clinic Psychology and the psychotherapist work. It was possible to raise some contributions of these studies for the Clinic Psychology and the psychotherapist work, like: 1) the apparent therapeutic effects brought by religious trance experiences (search for health/ cure, insight/ self-knowledge); 2) differences between positive religious trance experiences from disruptive psychopathological experiences; 3) some articulations with theoretical-methodologic thoughts of Psychology, for understanding the meanings behind religious trance experiences; 4) Possible applications of techniques related to trance and conscious alteration in psychotherapy. But the low number of publications, considering the importance of the theme and its possible contributions for the Clinical Psychology, indicate that more studies in Brazil are necessary. (Support by CAPES) / A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo realizar uma análise crítica e mapeamento bibliográfico do conhecimento produzido na literatura científica da Psicologia no Brasil entre 2000 e 2015, no que se refere a transe religioso, transe e estados alterados de consciência. A análise buscou apresentar um levantamento sobre quando, onde, quem e como vem sendo desenvolvidos os estudos na Psicologia em relação à temática. Para tanto foi realizada uma busca em periódicos brasileiros de Psicologia com conceito Qualis/ CAPES A1, A2, B1 e B2 indexados na base de dados virtual BVS-Psi, por artigos online publicados de 2000 a 2015, contando com ao menos um psicólogo entre os autores de publicação. Levando em conta esses critérios, a revisão bibliográfica resultou em 17 artigos que foram analisados a partir das seguintes categorias de análise: (1) Características de Identificação, (2) Características Teórico-Metodológicas, (3) Características de Conteúdo. Foi possível observar uma prevalência por autores da Psicologia (82,60%), pós-graduados ou cursando pós-graduação. Houve crescimento na quantidade de publicações de 2002 a 2011, havendo uma redução em 2012 e 2013, notando-se uma inexistência de publicações nos anos seguintes a partir de 2014. Algumas temáticas foram recorrentes, prevalecendo artigos sobre transe religioso (caracterização de experiências de transe e diagnóstico diferencial entre experiências positivas de transe religioso e experiências psicopatológicas), seguidos por artigos relacionados ao uso do transe por meio da hipnose como técnica terapêutica, experiências de alteração de consciência induzidas pelo uso de substâncias psicoativas, e o transe como uma potencialidade inata do ser humano, relacionada a aspectos da espiritualidade. Foi possível levantar algumas contribuições desses estudos para a Psicologia Clínica e atuação do psicoterapeuta, como: 1) os efeitos terapêuticos que as experiências de transe religioso parecem trazer (busca de saúde/ cura, reflexão/ autoconhecimento); 2) a diferenciação das experiências positivas de transe religioso de experiências psicopatológicas de ruptura; 3) algumas articulações com reflexões teórico-metodológicas da psicologia para o entendimento dos significados das vivências de transe religioso; 4) aplicações possíveis de técnicas envolvendo a alteração de consciência e transe na psicoterapia. Mas o baixo número de publicações, levando em conta a importância desta temática e as contribuições possíveis para a Psicologia Clínica, aponta para uma reflexão maior sobre pesquisas a serem desenvolvidas no Brasil. (Apoio CAPES)

Objective: This systematic review explored how “adjustment” is generally defined in adults with an acquired visible difference (AVD) and what positive psychological factors have been evidence to be associated with positive coping and processes of adjustment in AVD. Method: A systematic search for peer reviewed journal articles from 1980 to February 2016 was conducted using: PyschINFO, Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL. Studies were appraised according to eligibility criteria and evaluated against a quality criterion to assess risk of bias. Results: Fourteen studies were included and were in the areas of head and neck cancer, burns and amputation. Selected studies demonstrated inconsistent conceptualisations of adjustment ranging from: lack of psychopathology, resilience, post-traumatic growth and quality of life. Psychological factors identified were; social functioning (social support, social self-efficacy), coping strategies (emotion, problem-focused, active coping) and dispositional optimism. Studies were considered to be of moderate methodological quality with weaknesses including; a lack of control/comparison groups, lack of measure sensitive to the unique challenges of living with AVD and minimal account for confounding variables. Results are discussed in the context of future research implications. Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationship between two dimensions of attachment insecurity (avoidance and anxiety), body image dissatisfaction and perfectionism using theoretically driven multiple mediation models that included emotion dysregulation and interpersonal problems as hypothesised mediators. Method: Fifty female outpatients seeking cosmetic surgery on the National Health Service (NHS) and 26 females interested in seeking cosmetic surgery within the public domain participated in this cross-sectional study (N=76). Participants completed measures of attachment avoidance and anxiety, body image dissatisfaction, perfectionism, emotion dysregulation and interpersonal problems. Results: Attachment insecurity was significantly associated with body image dissatisfaction and perfectionism. Interpersonal problems and emotion dysregulation also significantly partially mediated the relationship between attachment insecurity and body image dissatisfaction, specifically satisfaction with discrete aspects of body parts. Emotion dysregulation was also found to significantly partially mediate the relationship between avoidant attachment and perfectionism, but not anxiety. The clinical implications of this research are discussed.

The ability of an organism to disperse to suitable habitats, especially in modified and fragmented systems, determines individual fitness and overall population viability. The bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus), flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis), and roundtail chub (Gila robusta) are three species native to the upper Colorado River Basin that now occupy only 50% of their historic range. Despite these distributional declines, populations of all three species are present in the San Rafael River, a highly regulated tributary of the Green River, Utah, providing an opportunity for research. Our goal was to determine the timing and extent of movement, habitat preferences, and limiting factors, ultimately to guide effective management and recovery of these three species. In 2007-2008, we sampled fish from 25 systematically selected, 300-m reaches in the lower 64 km of the San Rafael River, spaced to capture the range of species, life-stages, and habitat conditions present. We implanted all target species with a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag, installed a passive PIT tag antennae, and measured key habitat parameters throughout each reach and at the site of native fish capture. We used random forest modeling to identify and rank the most important abiotic and biotic predictor variables, and reveal potential limiting factors in the San Rafael River. While flannelmouth sucker were relatively evenly distributed within our study area, highest densities of roundtail chub and bluehead sucker occurred in isolated, upstream reaches characterized by complex habitat. In addition, our movement and length-frequency data indicate downstream drift of age-0 roundtail chub, and active upstream movement of adult flannelmouth sucker, both from source populations, providing the lower San Rafael River with colonists. Our random forest analysis highlights the importance of pools, riffles, and distance-to-source populations, suggesting that bluehead sucker and roundtail chub are habitat limited in the lower San Rafael River. These results suggest management efforts should focus on diversifying habitat, maintaining in-stream flow, and removing barriers to movement.

<p>This thesis discusses South Scandinavian cup marks in general, and cup marks in Kronobergs County in particular. The question is whether the cup mark phenomena can be viewed as an ordinary family-based cult for a kind of everyday use, or more likely as a community passage ritual. The thesis also suggests that cup marks were made by ritual participants in, or in the process of trying to reach, an altered state of consciousness.</p>

This thesis discusses South Scandinavian cup marks in general, and cup marks in Kronobergs County in particular. The question is whether the cup mark phenomena can be viewed as an ordinary family-based cult for a kind of everyday use, or more likely as a community passage ritual. The thesis also suggests that cup marks were made by ritual participants in, or in the process of trying to reach, an altered state of consciousness.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2003. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 263-277). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

I denna studie undersöktes effekten av förstärkt hörselåterkoppling (enhanced auditoryfeedback, EAF) på observerbar stamning och upplevd känsla av talflyt hos vuxna personer som stammar. Så vitt vi vet finns inga tidigare studier av effekten av förstärkt hörselåterkoppling vid stamning. Mycket forskning finns dock på andra typer av hörselåterkoppling, som exempelvis frekvensförändrad hörselåterkoppling (frequencyaltered feedback, FAF), där man sett positiv effekt på talflytet hos personer som stammar. Deltagargruppen bestod av 14 personer i åldrarna 20-43 år, som stammade. Deltagarna fick läsa högt under olika förhållanden av hörselåterkoppling, de olika förhållandena som testades var förstärkt hörselåterkoppling och FAF mot normal hörselåterkoppling. Testtillfällena spelades in och procent stammade stavelser (%SS) räknades för en objektiv bedömning av talflytet. Deltagarna fick också skatta hur de upplevde talflytet under de olika förhållandena. Såväl observerbar stamning som skattning av upplevt talflyt visade en positiv tendens vid både förstärkt hörselåterkoppling och FAF. Förändringen var statistiskt signifikant för observerbar stamning vid FAF (p = 0,002), och för skattningen av upplevt talflyt vid både förstärkthörselåterkoppling (p = 0,0053) och FAF (p = 0,021). Att förändringen i observerbarstamning vid förstärkt hörselåterkoppling inte var statistiskt signifikant (p = 0,117) kanbero på relativt låg power hos studien, särskilt som två deltagare inte uppvisade någon stamning alls i testsituationen. De positiva resultaten gällande skattningen samt de positiva tendenserna i observerbar stamning (%SS) i denna studie motiverar fortsatt forskning om förstärkt hörselåterkoppling vid stamning. / This study examined the effects of enhanced auditory feedback (EAF) on observable stuttering and perceived sense of speech fluency in adults who stutter. To our knowledge there are no previous studies on the effects of EAF on stuttering. There are numerous studies on other types of altered auditory feedback, such as frequency altered feedback (FAF), in which a positive effect on speech fluency in people who stutter has been shown. The group of participants consisted of 14 people aged from 20-43 years, who stuttered. Participants were asked to read aloud during different conditions of auditory feedback, the different conditions tested were EAF and FAF compared to normal auditory feedback. The testing was recorded and the percentage of syllables stuttered (% SS) was calculated for an objective assessment of speech fluency. Participants were also asked to estimate how they perceived their speech fluency during the various conditions. Both observable stuttering and the ratings of experienced speech fluency showed a positive trend in both EAF and FAF. The change was statistically significant for observable stuttering in FAF (p = 0.002), and for the estimation of experienced speech fluency in both EAF (p = 0.0053) and FAF (p = 0.021). The lack of statistical significance for the change in observable stuttering during EAF (p = 0.117) may be due to relatively low power of the study, particularly as two participants showed no stuttering at all during the test conditions. The positive results regarding the estimation and the positive trends of observable stuttering (% SS) in this study motivates for further research on the effects of enhanced auditory feedback on stuttering.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 438-447).

Thesis (MEd)--University of Stellenbosch, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet.

A temporalidade compõe os atos da pessoa no mundo. A subjetividade assume papel importante, a partir dela é que o tempo adquire sentido e significado. Desta forma, a percepção subjetiva do tempo torna-se essencial para a percepção da realidade, delineando uma distinção entre o decurso temporal dos eventos vividos ao longo da vida, o que implica que o processamento da informação temporal é indispensável ao cotidiano. A Nova Estética Experimental, que estuda estímulos musicais ou outros fenômenos estéticos por meio de experimentos, nos quais atributos musicais são manipulados, é um campo de pesquisa que se dedica a investigações sobre o tempo subjetivo e visa verificar quais são seus efeitos sobre algum aspecto do comportamento do ser. No contexto ritualístico, as músicas xamânicas e de meditação são utilizadas por participantes que realizam rituais em função da bebida ayahuasca. Os rituais xamânicos afetam estados de consciência, dependendo do uso da substância e das músicas. Alterações nos estados de consciência devem alterar o tempo subjetivo, em função destes elementos específicos do ritual que produzem estas alterações de estados de consciência. Os participantes dos rituais xamânicos relatam que suas experiências possuem caracteres diferentes ao serem expostos por músicas conhecidas ou desconhecidas durante os ritos. Questiona-se qual seria a influência da atividade musical em exposição ao gênero conhecido ou desconhecido e como essa relação se daria em condições nas quais os participantes apresentassem alterações nos estados da consciência em função da bebida ayahuasca em rituais xamânicos. Assim, a proposta deste trabalho foi examinar os efeitos do tempo subjetivo de participantes com estados alterados da consciência em função de uso da bebida ayahuasca em rituais xamânicos envolvendo música. Foram selecionados apenas participantes experientes, que tomaram ayahuasca mais de 60 vezes nos últimos três anos. Cada participante foi avaliado nas condições do ritual, com o registro de estimações subjetivas de tempo, que foram reproduzidos por estímulos musicais com durações de 20 segundos, contendo músicas conhecidas e músicas desconhecidas pelos participantes dos rituais. Foi preenchida uma Lista de Estados de Ânimo Presentes antes da ingestão da ayahuasca, no decurso temporal da ação da bebida e ao final do ritual. Após a coleta de dados, os participantes foram entrevistados com perguntas envolvendo os rituais xamânicos com ayahuasca. O registro de alteração de tempo subjetivo e a Lista de Estados de Ânimo Presentes permitiram a identificação de como os elementos do ritual afetam as alterações de estados de consciência, com ayahuasca em comparação ao uso de um veículo-controle desenvolvido para a presente pesquisa, no contexto do ritual. As estimações temporais realizadas pelos participantes apontaram que as exposições às musicas conhecidas ou desconhecidas durante os rituais xamânicos, em função da bebida ayahuasca, alteram a percepção subjetiva de tempo. Todos os participantes subestimaram o tempo de reprodução dos estímulos musicais, no entanto, os participantes ao serem expostos às músicas desconhecidas eliciaram uma maior subestimação quando comparados às exposições às músicas conhecidas / Temporality composes the acts of people in the world. Subjectivity assumes an important role, because it is through it that time acquires meaning. Thus, time subjective perception becomes essential for reality perception, outlining a distinction between time course of lived events during life, which implies that temporal information processing is imperative to daily life. The New Experimental Aesthetics, that studies musical stimuli or other aesthetic phenomena through experiments, in which musical attributes are manipulated, is a research field that dedicated itself to investigations about subjective time and aims to verify which are their effects on some aspect of human behavior. In the ritualistic context, shamanic and meditation songs are used by participants of rituals with ayahuasca brew. The shamanic rituals, affect the states of consciousness, depending on the music and substance use. Changes in states of consciousness must also change subjective time due to these rituals specific elements that generate changes in states of consciousness. The same report that their experiences have different characteristics when exposed to known or unknown music during the ayahuasqueiras ceremonies. Exposure to known or unknown music can change subjective time. We questioned what would be the influence of musical activity during exposure of a known or unknown musical genre and how this relation would appear in conditions where participants would present alterations in states of consciousness as consequences of ingestion of ayahuasca brew in shamanic rituals. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate the evaluate the effects on participants subjective time in altered states of consciousness as a consequence of ingestion of ayahuasca brew in shamanic rituals involving music. Only experienced participants were selected, people who have drank ayahuasca more than 60 times in the last three years. Each participant was evaluated during the ritual condition, with the register of subjective time estimations, that were reproduced for musical stimuli with durations of 20 seconds, containing known and unknown music for the ritual participants. It was filled a Lista de Estados de Ânimo Presentes (LEAP Present Mood List) before drinking ayahuasca, during the time course of effects and in the ritual ending. After data collection, participants were interviewed with questions about shamanic rituals with ayahuasca. The register of subjective time and the LEAP allowed to identificate how rituals elements affected changes in states of consciousness, with the use of ayahuasca in comparison with a vehicle developed for the present research in the ritual context. Time estimations made by participants pointed that exposure to known or unknown music during shamanic rituals, due to ayahuasca brew, chaged the subjective perception of time. All participants underestimated the reproduction time of musical stimuli. However, the participants that were exposed to unknown music presented a higher under estimation when compared to the exposures of known music