Anxious bliss: a case study of dissociation in a Mexican nun.
Transcult Psychiatry
; 45(1): 56-78, 2008 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18344252
This is a case study of Celeste, postulant in a Roman Catholic convent in Mexico who experienced frequent episodes of leaving her body to commune with God. During these experiences, Celeste felt immersed in an ;incredibly beautiful profound silence' where ;time and space were broken.' But as much as Celeste craved these experiences, they also alarmed her; she was acutely aware that they might be indicative of psychological or neurological dysfunction. This article chronicles Celeste's struggles to make sense of her experiences in light of competing explanatory models. Her ultimate resolution suggests intriguing new directions for transcultural psychiatric research.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Religião e Psicologia
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Clero
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Transtornos da Consciência
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Transtornos Dissociativos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transcult Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Reino Unido