Kartläggning av hur mystiska erfarenheter uppstår, upplevs, påverkar hälsan på sikt och deras verkningsmekanismer.
(2022) PSPR14 20212Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Medvetandetillstånd som kraftigt skiljer sig från vanlig vakenhet, och som kan skapa långsiktigt positiva psykologiska konsekvenser har getts många namn. Några exempel är religiösa erfarenheter, peakerfarenheter och mystiska erfarenheter. Begreppet RSME (Religious, Spiritual, Mystical Experience) har använts för att beskriva att flera begrepp används för att beskriva en erfarenhet med gemensam kärna. Studiet av RSME är värdefullt då erfarenheten upplevs som storslagen, samtidigt som kan de skapa bestående positiva förändringar. Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt är att besvara frågeställningarna: 1) Vad möjliggör uppkomsten av en RSME, och vad ökar sannolikheten för dess uppkomst? 2) Vad karaktäriserar RSME:s ur ett fenomenologiskt,... (More)
- Medvetandetillstånd som kraftigt skiljer sig från vanlig vakenhet, och som kan skapa långsiktigt positiva psykologiska konsekvenser har getts många namn. Några exempel är religiösa erfarenheter, peakerfarenheter och mystiska erfarenheter. Begreppet RSME (Religious, Spiritual, Mystical Experience) har använts för att beskriva att flera begrepp används för att beskriva en erfarenhet med gemensam kärna. Studiet av RSME är värdefullt då erfarenheten upplevs som storslagen, samtidigt som kan de skapa bestående positiva förändringar. Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt är att besvara frågeställningarna: 1) Vad möjliggör uppkomsten av en RSME, och vad ökar sannolikheten för dess uppkomst? 2) Vad karaktäriserar RSME:s ur ett fenomenologiskt, kognitivt och neurologiskt perspektiv? 3) Vilka är de positiva utfallen av RSME:s? 4) Vilka är mekanismerna bakom RSME:s positiva verkan? Initieringen av RSME:s sker genom tillräcklig signalering av serotoninreceptorn 5-HT2AR. Psykedelika är den enda kända metod som med hög träffsäkerhet kan framkalla RSME:s. Flera kontextuella faktorer inom och utom individen påverkar sannolikheten för uppkomsten av en RSME. Subjektivt karaktäriseras RSME:s av en stark känsla av förening, förändrad uppfattning av tid och rum, och extremt positiva känslor. Under en RSME är en rad kognitiva förmågor tillfälligt nedsatta, medan kapaciteten i några ökar. Neurologiskt förändras hjärnans kommunikationsmönster, och dess tilltro till sina predicerande modeller sjunker. Positiva förändringar avseende psykisk hälsa har efter RSME:n setts bland friska, och hos personer med psykiatriska och somatiska diagnoser. Anledningen till de positiva konsekvenserna tros bero på erfarenhetens storslagenhet, psykologiska insikter, känslomässiga genombrott, och ökad psykologisk flexibilitet. (Less)
- Abstract
- Mental states which greatly depart from normal wakefulness and have the ability to increase well-being have been given many names in psychology. A few famous examples are religious experiences, peak experiences and mystical experiences. The acronym RSME (Religious, Spiritual, Mystical Experience) was used to show that many names have been given to a phenomenon with a common core. The study of RSME:s is of interest since the experience due to its awe invoking nature can be considered a good in itself. Also, RSME has a demonstrated ability to increase mental health, many times causing large and sustained positive effects. The purpose of this review is to answer the following questions: 1) What makes it possible for RSME to arise, and what... (More)
- Mental states which greatly depart from normal wakefulness and have the ability to increase well-being have been given many names in psychology. A few famous examples are religious experiences, peak experiences and mystical experiences. The acronym RSME (Religious, Spiritual, Mystical Experience) was used to show that many names have been given to a phenomenon with a common core. The study of RSME:s is of interest since the experience due to its awe invoking nature can be considered a good in itself. Also, RSME has a demonstrated ability to increase mental health, many times causing large and sustained positive effects. The purpose of this review is to answer the following questions: 1) What makes it possible for RSME to arise, and what factors affect the probability of obtaining the experience? 2) What is the phenomenological, cognitive and neurological characteristics of an RSME? 3) What are the positive consequences of an RSME? 4) What mechanisms explain the positive change that often follows an RSME? Initiation of RSME:s depends on sufficient signaling of the serotonin receptor 5-HT2AR. Psychedelic drugs are the only known method that with high reliability can trigger RSME:s. Several contextual factors inside and outside the individual affect the probability of an RSME. The subjective experience is characterized by strong feelings of unity, altered perception of space and time, and extreme positive emotions. Several cognitive abilities are impaired during the experience although the capacity of a few is increased. The confidence of the brains predictive models is decreased and the communication between networks change in several ways. Positive consequences after RSME:s have been seen in healthy and in people with psychiatric and somatic diseases. The positive effects are many times large in size and remains long after the experience have ended. The intensity of the RSME, emotional breakthrough, psychological insight and increases in psychological flexibility are the mechanisms of change with the best evidence. (Less)
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- author
- Lindeborg, Alfred LU
- supervisor
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- Per Johnsson LU
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20212
- year
- 2022
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Mystical experience, psychedelics, psychological and neurological mechanisms of change, mystiska erfarenheter, psykedelika, psykologiska, neurologiska verkningsmekanismer
- language
- Swedish
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- 9101652
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- 2022-10-20 08:54:05
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abstract = {{Mental states which greatly depart from normal wakefulness and have the ability to increase well-being have been given many names in psychology. A few famous examples are religious experiences, peak experiences and mystical experiences. The acronym RSME (Religious, Spiritual, Mystical Experience) was used to show that many names have been given to a phenomenon with a common core. The study of RSME:s is of interest since the experience due to its awe invoking nature can be considered a good in itself. Also, RSME has a demonstrated ability to increase mental health, many times causing large and sustained positive effects. The purpose of this review is to answer the following questions: 1) What makes it possible for RSME to arise, and what factors affect the probability of obtaining the experience? 2) What is the phenomenological, cognitive and neurological characteristics of an RSME? 3) What are the positive consequences of an RSME? 4) What mechanisms explain the positive change that often follows an RSME? Initiation of RSME:s depends on sufficient signaling of the serotonin receptor 5-HT2AR. Psychedelic drugs are the only known method that with high reliability can trigger RSME:s. Several contextual factors inside and outside the individual affect the probability of an RSME. The subjective experience is characterized by strong feelings of unity, altered perception of space and time, and extreme positive emotions. Several cognitive abilities are impaired during the experience although the capacity of a few is increased. The confidence of the brains predictive models is decreased and the communication between networks change in several ways. Positive consequences after RSME:s have been seen in healthy and in people with psychiatric and somatic diseases. The positive effects are many times large in size and remains long after the experience have ended. The intensity of the RSME, emotional breakthrough, psychological insight and increases in psychological flexibility are the mechanisms of change with the best evidence.}},
author = {{Lindeborg, Alfred}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kartläggning av hur mystiska erfarenheter uppstår, upplevs, påverkar hälsan på sikt och deras verkningsmekanismer.}},
year = {{2022}},
}