Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Psychopathology, Michael Persinger, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: Prof

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Transcendence one is in a state of being that is in some sense superior to ordinary existence. Some of the greatest achievements of transcendence have occurred in the context of human suffering. There are three ways where human function can be characterized: flow, peak experiences, and mystical experiences. Mihaly csikszentmihalyi one of the things that can improve the quality of a person"s experience is to be faced with challenges that are more demanding than everyday living. Flow when a person"s skills match the difficulties of the challenged: there is joyous and creative total involvement with live. Abraham maslow asked people to list and describe the most wonderful experiences of their lives. Peak experiences perfect, complete, self-sufficient, self-validating, intrinsically valuable, and a source of justification for one"s life. Loss of self-awareness and temporary fusion with that which is not oneself: to the point of complete absorption in the object of one"s attention.