In psychology, schizotypy is a theoretical concept that posits a continuum of personality characteristics and experiences, ranging from normal dissociative, imaginative states to extreme states of mind related to psychosis, especially schizophrenia.The continuum of personality proposed in schizotypy is in contrast to a categorical view of psychosis, wherein psychosis is …

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed literary work, or a painting).. Scholarly interest in creativity is found in a number of disciplines, primarily psychology, business studies, and …

Amanda Claire Marian Charteris, Countess of Wemyss and March (née Feilding; born 30 January 1943), also known as Amanda Feilding, is an English drug policy reformer, lobbyist, and research coordinator. In 1998, she founded the Foundation to Further Consciousness, later renamed to the Beckley Foundation, a charitable trust which initiates, directs, and supports …

Gene-environment interaction. Evidence suggests that it is the interaction between genes and the environment that results in the development of schizophrenia. This is a complex process involving multiple environmental factors that have influence on a range of developmental periods that interact with a genetic susceptibility. It has been suggested that apart from gene-environment …

Neuroanatomy. The brain component named the hippocampus helps with the assessment of salience and context by using past memories to filter new incoming stimuli, and placing those that are most important into long term memory. The entorhinal cortex is the pathway into and out of the hippocampus, and is an important part of the brain's memory network; research shows that …

Anomalous experiences, such as so-called benign hallucinations, may occur in a person in a state of good mental and physical health, even in the apparent absence of a transient trigger factor such as fatigue, intoxication or sensory deprivation.. The evidence for this statement has been accumulating for more than a century. Studies of benign hallucinatory experiences go …

Il disturbo schizotipico di personalità (DSP o StPD, dall'inglese schizotypal personality disorder) è un disturbo di personalità classificato nel cluster A dal DSM-5, caratterizzato da tendenza all'isolamento sociale, da uno stile comunicativo e di pensiero eccentrico, tipicamente vago o metaforico, da stranezze del comportamento, e da idee di riferimento o credenze insolite, di …

William James. American psychologist and philosopher William James (1842–1910) is regarded by most psychologists of religion as the founder of the field. He served as president of the American Psychological Association, and wrote one of the first psychology textbooks.In the psychology of religion, James' influence endures. His Varieties of Religious Experience is …

Facial perception is an individual's understanding and interpretation of the face.Here, perception implies the presence of consciousness and hence excludes automated facial recognition systems.Although facial recognition is found in other species, this article focuses on facial perception in humans. The perception of facial features is an important part of social cognition.

In parapsychology, an apparitional experience is an anomalous experience characterized by the apparent perception of either a living being or an inanimate object without there being any material stimulus for such a perception.. In academic discussion, the term "apparitional experience" is preferred to the term "ghost" because: The term ghost implies that some …