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    The Insanity Myth
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    491_9780994472014
    The Insanity Myth is a discourse on the psychology and neurology of psychosomatic disorders or so-called "mental illnesses" and "altered states of consciousness," given as part of the classic argument between the medical sciences and the humanities, in this case neurology/psychiatry and the "uncovering therapies." The work aims to reach a broad audience of those interested in subjective material and, although some of the neurological material may be considered complex, interested readers will be able to follow at the behavioural level. For example, the segment on migraine, analytical of the work of J.W. Lance on its neurology and treatment, explains why migraine occurs and offers the option of a natural, rather than a medicated, approach to sufferers.Presented in essay format, a spectrum of disorders are all part of the larger discourse, addressing the works of others on early memory, ranging from such diverse sources as: Penfield's "permanent record of the stream of consciousness," Persinger's helmet device for electronically stimulating the brain, to some ancient rituals of primitive cultures relating to the human need to release early memory emotional content. Also looked at are modern psychotherapy, the role of LSD and other drugs in the 1960's, and some more esoteric principles such as samadhi and beatitudes. Crucial elements of emotional development, both childbirth and instinctual trauma are discussed. The following which relate to the topics more generally outlined above are also examined:Nathan's work on the neural retention of physical pain (as memory) and his approach to psychoanalysisThe phenomena of phantom limbs, epilepsy, deja vu, and religious visionsSchizophrenia, the dopamine hypothesis, the role of serotonin, and panic attackMaslow's B-cognition, moral imperatives and essential instinctoid nature, as well as Jung's definition of insanity and GodEmpiricism in science an
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