Staszczyk, Monika
(2020)
Similarities in Beneficial Effects on Personal Development and Well-being Between Psychedelic States and Dream States.
Master thesis, Master Geestelijke Verzorging.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine how perception, sense of self, emotion activation, cognitive processes and mystical experiences influenced by psychedelic experiences and dream states enhance people’s psychological well-being and personal development and evaluate what are similarities in beneficial effects in those states. My main research questions was: ‘What are similarities in beneficial effects on personal development and psychological well-being between dream states and psychedelic experiences?. The research was mainly based on narrative literature. The content based on psychological and neurophysiological materials allowed me to compare and make correlations between changes induced by psychedelic drugs and dreams on psychological and neurological fields. The results of the study show that dreams and psychedelic states show similarities on neurophenomenological and psychological fields. The perception altered by dreams or psychedelic states may expand perspective on events, create positive changes in behaviors or attitudes and influence one’s approaches and reactions. Both states cause changes in emotive responses to threat and facilitate extinction of conditioned fear memory. Dreams states and psychedelic experiences also contribute to the problem-solving abilities and creativity which have impact on process of learning. Furthermore, both states influence metacognitive abilities and cognition of self-awareness which affects understanding of the self and emotions which may cause changes in psychological well-being and enhance the sense of purpose which is an important part of self-development. Therefore, my study could be a starting point for a deeper research with the use of comparable, direct data, focused on methods which use psychedelic states to achieve psychological well-being and self-development.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Visser-Nieraeth, A. | | Faculteit GGW, Religiepsychologie (met speciale aandacht) Geestel | A.Visser-Nieraeth@rug.nl | | Ostafin, B.D. | | G&MW (Grote Kruisstraat 2/1), Experimentele Psychopathologie | B.D.Ostafin@rug.nl |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Geestelijke Verzorging |
| Academic year: |
2019-2020 |
| Date of delivery: |
12 Mar 2021 12:22 |
| Last modified: |
12 Mar 2021 12:22 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/573 |
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