Myers's definition of hallucinations
- Myers's definition of hallucinations
In his posthumously published work of 1903, the British classical scholar, writer, poet, and paranormal researcher Frederic Myers (1843-1901) defined hallucinations as follows: "A hallucination, one may say boldly, is in fact a hyperaesthe-sia; and generally a central hyperaesthesia. That is to say, the hallucination is in some cases due indirectly to peripheral stimulation; but often also it is the result of a stimulus to 'mind's-eye vision,' which sweeps the idea onwards into visual form, regardless ofordinary checks."
References
Myers, F.W.H. (1903). Human personality and its survival of bodily death. Volume I. London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Dictionary of Hallucinations.
J.D. Blom.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Gurney, Myers, and Podmore's definition of hallucinations — In 1886 the paranormal researchers and founders of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) Edmund Gurney (1847 1888), Frederic Myers (1843 1901), and Frank Podmore (1856 1910) defined hallucinations as percepts which lack, but which can only… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Hallucinations in those who are not mentally ill — A hallucination may occur in a person in a state of good mental and physical health, even in the apparent absence of a transient trigger factor such as fatigue, intoxication or sensory deprivation.It is not yet widely recognised that… … Wikipedia
Hallucinations in the sane — A hallucination may occur in a person in a state of good mental and physical health, even in the apparent absence of a transient trigger factor such as fatigue, intoxication, or sensory deprivation.It is not yet widely recognised that… … Wikipedia
reported visual sensation — (RVS) A term introduced in or shortly before 1960 by the American military research psychologists Thomas I. Myers and Donald B. Murphy in an attempt to operationalize what is actually measured in studies of visual hallucinations and visual… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Hallucination — For other uses, see Hallucination (disambiguation). Hallucination Classification and external resources My eyes at the moment of the apparitions by August Natterer … Wikipedia
Apparitional experience — In psychology and parapsychology, an apparitional experience is an anomalous, quasi perceptual experience.In scientific or academic discussion the term apparitional experience is to be preferred to the term ghost in respect of the following… … Wikipedia
Inconscient (psychologie analytique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Inconscient (homonymie). Article principal : psychologie analytique. En psychologie analytique, l inconscient hérite de son acception en psychanalyse freudienne quand il concerne l inconscient personnel, et… … Wikipédia en Français
Film d'horreur — Le film d horreur, ou film d épouvante, est un genre cinématographique dont l objectif est de créer un sentiment de peur et d angoisse chez le spectateur. Parmi les films d horreur les plus connus, il est possible de citer : Frankenstein de… … Wikipédia en Français
Subliminal self — The phrase subliminal self, which is one that has figured largely of recent years in discussions of the problems of Psychical Research, owes its wide currency to the writings of FWH Myers, especially to his posthumous work Human Personality and… … Wikipedia
Inconscient collectif — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Inconscient (homonymie). Ne doit pas être confondu avec Inconscient. Article principal : Psychologie analytique … Wikipédia en Français
