Hearing Voices

Hearing Voices

Author: Simon McCarthy-Jones

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 1107682010

Category: Psychology

Page: 470

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The meanings and causes of hearing voices that others cannot hear (auditory verbal hallucinations, in psychiatric parlance) have been debated for thousands of years. Voice-hearing has been both revered and condemned, understood as a symptom of disease as well as a source of otherworldly communication. Those hearing voices have been viewed as mystics, potential psychiatric patients or simply just people with unusual experiences, and have been beatified, esteemed or accepted, as well as drugged, burnt or gassed. This book travels from voice-hearing in the ancient world through to contemporary experience, examining how power, politics, gender, medicine and religion have shaped the meaning of hearing voices. Who hears voices today, what these voices are like and their potential impact are comprehensively examined. Cutting edge neuroscience is integrated with current psychological theories to consider what may cause voices and the future of research in voice-hearing is explored.
Hearing Voices
Language: un
Pages: 470

Hearing Voices

Authors: Simon McCarthy-Jones
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The meanings and causes of hearing voices that others cannot hear (auditory verbal hallucinations, in psychiatric parlance) have been debated for thousands of years. Voice-hearing has been both revered and condemned, understood as a symptom of disease as well as a source of otherworldly communication. Those hearing voices have been
Young People Hearing Voices
Language: un
Pages: 302

Young People Hearing Voices

Authors: Sandra Escher, Marcus Romme
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-23 - Publisher: P C C S Books

Escher and Romme have over 25 years experience of working with voice-hearers, pioneering the theory and practice of accepting and working with the meaning in voices. The content is largely derived from a three-year study amongst 80 young people who have experiences of hearing voices. A unique book for those
Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine
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Pages: 258

Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine

Authors: Christopher C. H. Cook
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-07 - Publisher: Routledge

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781472453983, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivative 4.0 license. Experiences of hearing the voice of God (or angels, demons, or other spiritual beings) have generally been understood either as religious experiences or else as a feature
Hearing Voices
Language: un
Pages: 320

Hearing Voices

Authors: John Watkins
Categories: Auditory hallucinations
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:

The issues surrounding mental health in Australia have for the past year created a great deal of exposure in the media. Andrew Denton's programme Enough Rope recently devoted an entire programme to the problems of Hearing Voices. This book contains a wealth of information of great practical value to people
Drama, Psychotherapy and Psychosis
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Pages: 304

Drama, Psychotherapy and Psychosis

Authors: John Casson
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-03-11 - Publisher: Routledge

John Casson - Winner of the British Psychodrama Association (BPA) Lifetime Achievement Award 2012! Drama, Psychotherapy and Psychosis explores the use of drama and theatre in the challenging area of working with people who hear voices, focusing especially on survivors of abuse and those diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia. In