States of Consciousness Models for Psychology and Psychotherapy

Consciousness has always been a particularly elusive concept and one vigorously argued in the scientific community. This new volume takes on the task of defining normal and altered consciousness in their most relevant clinical terms. In States of Consciou

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EMOTIONS, PERSONALITY, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY Series Editors: Carroll E. Izard, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware and Jerome L. Singer, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Current volumes in the series FINDING MEANING IN DREAMS: A Quantitative Approach Written by G. William Domhoff FROM MEMORIES TO MENTAL ILLNESS: A Conceptual Journey Written by William M. Hall LANGUAGE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: Strategies of Discovery Edited by Robert L. Russell SAMPLING INNER EXPERIENCE IN DISTURBED AFFECT Written by Russell T. Hurlburt SHYNESS: Perspectives on Research and Treatment Edited by Warren H. Jones, Jonathan M. Cheek and Stephen R. Briggs THE COGNITIVE FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONALITY TRAITS Written by Shulamith Kreitler and Hans Kreitler THE EMOTIONAL BRAIN: Physiology, Neuroanatomy, Psychology and Emotion Written by P.V. Simonov THE PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS Written by Jack George Thompson THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS Written by Carroll E. Izard THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT: History, Theory and Research Written by Carol Magai and Susan H. McFadden THE TRANSFORMED SELF: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION Written by Chana Ullman WHAT DEVELOPS IN EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT? Edited by Michael F. Mascolo and Sharon Griffin STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Models for Psychology and Psychotherapy Written by Andrzej Kokoszka A Continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring delivery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher.

States of Consciousness: Models for Psychology and Psychotherapy

By

Andrzej Kokoszka Medical University of Warsaw Warszawa, Poland

With chapter by Andrzej Bielecki Institute of Computer Science Jagiellonian University Kraków, Poland

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Andrzej Kokoszka II Department of Psychiatry Medical University of Warsaw Ul. Kondratowicza 8 03-242 Warszawa Poland [email protected]

Library of Congress Control Number: 2006926440 ISBN-10: 0-387-32757-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-32757-0

e-ISBN-10: 0-387-32758-4 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-32758-7

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Preface

The state of consciousness is our common experience in everyday life. It