Altered States of Consciousness, State‐dependent Learning and Patient Education
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences September 12, 1987 Torill Christine Lindstrøm
ABSTRACT. Evidence as to the existence of various altered states of consciousness are referred to from various fields of research. The effect of mental and physiological states on learning and retrieving is also documented. This evidence is combined to shed a new light on problems in patient education. Problems here are usually explained as stemming from various intellectual or motivational...