PSYCHOLOGY 122 - States of Consciousness:A Multidisciplinary Exploration

Institution:

Allan Hancock College

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Description:

Three hours weekly. Acceptable for credit: CSU An exploration of different states of consciousness, the means of attaining those states, their uses, misuses, and consequences. Topics include theories of consciousness, substance use and abuse, sleep, dreams, hypnosis, dissociation, out-of-body states, near-death experiences, psychic and paranormal phenomena, religious ecstasy and conversion, alternative religions, meditation, and prayer, culturebound syndromes, non-Western methods of altering consciousness, and peak experiences. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or who have received credit for Human Services 122 or Anthropology 122. (GR) (F,S)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hancockcollege.edu/

Phone Number:

(805) 922-6966

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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