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Altered States of Consciousness and Emotion

Judith Milstein Katz

Imagination, Cognition and Personality September 1, 1982 DOI: 10.2190/12j1-lhbj-wtfh-nee3 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Altered states of consciousness
Key points Proposes that integrating Katz's schematic theory of emotion with Deikman's theory of deautomization clarifies how altered states of consciousness affect emotional experience and how social factors influence emotion in both altered and baseline states. Also suggests a schematic basis for distinguishing between altered states and variations within a state.

Abstract

This article integrates Katz's schematic based theory of emotion [1, 2] and Deikman's theory of deautomization [3] in an effort to understand the relation between altered states of consciousness and emotion. The integration of these theories suggests specific ways in which emotional experience might be affected by changes in consciousness, and the effect of social factors on emotion during altered (and baseline) states. A schematic basis for distinguishing between altered states and within state variations is suggested.