Transcendent Experiences Motivate "Escape" From the Body via Intimate Partnerships
Three studies involving younger and older samples tested a model centered upon individual differences in one's personal history of "immutable self" (IS) experiences, typified by consciousness transcending the usual spatiotemporal bounds associated with embodiment, such that conscious...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2014
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 104-123 |
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| Summary: | Three studies involving younger and older samples tested a model centered upon individual differences in one's personal history of "immutable self" (IS) experiences, typified by consciousness transcending the usual spatiotemporal bounds associated with embodiment, such that conscious existence no longer seems contingent upon the physical body. In Study 1, optical-acoustic stimulation evoked an IS-related experience that increased the sense of physical containment (i.e., feeling isolated within one's body, separate from the rest of the world) among some individuals. Studies 2 and 3 showed that the heightened sense of physical containment associated with a history of IS experiences predicted intensified motivation to maintain an intimate partnership, previously shown elsewhere to reduce the salience of the body. Key comparisons between elderly Parkinson's disease patients versus their spouses and healthy controls provided suggestive evidence that dopaminergic function may be a critical contributor to this motivational sequence. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2013.771997 |