Methodological issues in the study of altered states of consciousness and anomalous experiences.
American Psychological Association eBooks October 27, 2004 Ronald J Pekala, Etzel Cardeña 48 citations
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Ronald J Pekala
3 papers in the library · 55 citations · publishing 2004-2016
Papers
The "Mysteries of Hypnosis:" Helping Us Better Understand Hypnosis and Empathic Involvement Theory (EIT).
The American journal of clinical hypnosis January 1, 2016 Ronald J Pekala 7 citations
A review article demonstrates that empathy is deeply involved in the psychology and neurophysiology of hypnosis and the self. Hypnosis is a subjective experience for both client and research participant. To better assess the mind during hypnosis, more precise phenomenological descriptors are needed. Noetics, defined as a method to comprehensively quantify the mind, can help understand hypnosis, empathic involvement theory, and the brain/mind/behavior interface, similar to how fMRI and qEEG quantify the brain.
An Empirical–Phenomenological Approach To Quantifying Consciousness And States Of Consciousness: With Particular Reference To Understanding The Nature Of Hypnosis
Hypnosis and Conscious States: The Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective January 18, 2007 Ronald J Pekala, VK Kumar
Consciousness can be scientifically understood by combining phenomenological self-report methods with quantitative and statistical procedures from psychology. This approach, called psychophenomenology, produces a reliable and valid methodology for mapping, quantifying, and statistically assessing the structures and patterns of consciousness, particularly in states such as hypnosis.