eidetic imagery

eidetic imagery
   see eidetic image.

Dictionary of Hallucinations. . 2010.

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  • Наложение Образа, Создание Образа (Eidetic, Imagery) — создание ярких психических представлений в ходе обычного процесса мышления. Гипнагогическое наложение образа (hypnagogic imagery) возникает у человека непосредственно перед моментом его погружения в сон, причем возникающие образы часто являются… …   Медицинские термины

  • eidetic image —    Also referred to as eidetic imagery, eidetic phenomenon, mental imagery, imagery, and photographic memory. The adjective eidetic comes from the Greek noun eidos, which means appearance or idea. The term eidetic image was introduced in or… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • Imagery — Both a mental process (as in imagining) and a wide variety of procedures used in therapy to encourage changes in attitudes, behavior, or physiological reactions. As a mental process, it is often defined as any thought representing a sensory… …   Medical dictionary

  • eidetic image — ▪ psychology       an unusually vivid subjective visual phenomenon. An eidetic person claims to continue to “see” an object that is no longer objectively present. Eidetic persons behave as if they are actually seeing an item, either with their… …   Universalium

  • imagery — n. the production of vivid mental representations by the normal processes of thought. Hypnagogic imagery occurs just before falling asleep, and the images are often very distinct. Hypnopompic imagery occurs in the state between sleep and full… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • eidetic — ei•det•ic [[t]aɪˈdɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. pertaining to or constituting visual impressions recalled vividly and readily reproducible with great accuracy: eidetic imagery[/ex] • Etymology: 1920–25; < Gk eidētikós, der. of eîd(os) form, shape …   From formal English to slang

  • imagery — Synonyms and related words: Vorstellung, allusion, alphabet, apparition, art, asiaticism, blueprint, brainchild, bubble, cameo, catalog, cataloging, character, character sketch, charactering, characterization, chart, chimera, choreography,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • eidetic — 1. Relating to the power of visualization of and memory for objects previously seen which reaches its height in children aged 8 to 10. 2. A person possessing this power to a high degree. [G. eidon, saw (aorist of verb)] * * * ei·det·ic ī det ik… …   Medical dictionary

  • eidetic images — (Gk., eidos, form, appearance) Usually imagery is a weak source of knowledge. Visual images are vague, and cannot be scrutinized (or rotated or interrogated) like real pictures. However, some persons, mainly children, have the ability to form… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • eidetic — /uy det ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail. 2. of or pertaining to eidos. [1920 25; < Gk eidetikós, equiv. to eîd(os) EIDOS + etikos… …   Universalium

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