[Comparison of the results of a study on superstitiousness in patients with schizophrenia and in a control group].

A high occurrence of magical contents is usually described as one of the characteristic manifestations of schizophrenic thinking. In the literature there is no agreement on the question whether quanti…

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Okruhlica, L., & Zucha, I. (1989). [Comparison of the results of a study on superstitiousness in patients with schizophrenia and in a control group].. Bratisl Lek Listy, 90(3), 186-9.

Geophysical variables and behavior: LV. Predicting the details of visitor experiences and the personality of experients: the temporal lobe factor.

The visitor experience, a more intense form of the normal sense of presence, emphasizes the deep belief of personal contact with an extraterrestrial (or religious) entity. Phenomenological details of …

Groupes spécifiques
Persinger, M. A. (1989). Geophysical variables and behavior: LV. Predicting the details of visitor experiences and the personality of experients: the temporal lobe factor.. Percept Mot Skills, 68(1), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1989.68.1.55

Experimental studies in the origin of life.

Modern astronomy suggests that planets are plentiful in the Universe and that the conditions suitable for life are commonplace. Advances in biochemistry have pointed out the unity of the biosphere and…

Groupes spécifiques
Ponnamperuma, C., & New, C. o. l. l. e. c. t. i. v. e. . A. u. t. h. o. r. (1989). Experimental studies in the origin of life.. J Br Interplanet Soc, 42, 397-400.

Mass suicide by members of the Japanese Friend of the Truth Church.

This paper reports an instance of mass suicide committed by seven members of a local religious cult following the leader's death in Japan in November 1986. The case is discussed from the following vie…

Groupes spécifiques
Takahashi, Y. (1989). Mass suicide by members of the Japanese Friend of the Truth Church.. Suicide Life Threat Behav, 19(3), 289-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278x.1989.tb00214.x

Expert testimony in cult-related litigation.

The work of forensic psychiatrists has expanded into the controversial area of cases involving new religious movements. Challenges to the expert witness in such cases include new questions and a large…

Groupes spécifiques
Young, J. L., & Griffith, E. E. (1989). Expert testimony in cult-related litigation.. Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 17(3), 257-67.

Family planning and vocations.

Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire
Burke, C. (1989). Family planning and vocations.. Int Rev, 13(3-4), 197-204.

Religious compulsions and the spectrum concept of psychopathology.

The authors present a clinical description of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among a unique population of patients with religious compulsions. Analysis of 2 cases demonstrates that OCD represents…

TOC et Scrupulosité Religieuse
Hoffnung, R., Aizenberg, D., Hermesh, H., & Munitz, H. (1989). Religious compulsions and the spectrum concept of psychopathology.. Psychopathology, 22(2-3), 141-4. https://doi.org/10.1159/000284587

Gender and social change: new forms of independence for Simbu women.

Sujet recherche Claudia
Brown, P. (1988). Gender and social change: new forms of independence for Simbu women.. Oceania, 59(2), 123-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4461.1988.tb02315.x

The strategies, experiences and future challenges of the information component in the Indonesian Family Planning Programme.

Influence sociale et crédibilité en entreprise
Suyono, H. (1988). The strategies, experiences and future challenges of the information component in the Indonesian Family Planning Programme.. Asia Pac Popul J, 3(4), 33-44.

The psychology of paranormal beliefs.

Investigation of paranormal claims has failed to find any repeatable phenomena, yet beliefs in such phenomena are extremely prevalent. Some of the psychological mechanisms which support these beliefs …

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Marks, D. F. (1988). The psychology of paranormal beliefs.. Experientia, 44(4), 332-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01961272

Satanism in a psychiatric adolescent population.

In a university affiliated adolescent psychiatric facility, providing approximately 250 consultations per year, an unsuspectedly high prevalence of preoccupation with "satanism" was found in referred …

Enfance et Adolescence
Bourget, D., Gagnon, A., & Bradford, J. M. (1988). Satanism in a psychiatric adolescent population.. Can J Psychiatry, 33(3), 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378803300307

The eighth-month fetus: classical sources for a modern superstition.

Among obstetric patients from diverse backgrounds, we found a superstition that the prognosis for preterm infants born at eight months' gestation is poorer than for those born at seven months. After s…

Biais Cognitifs et Croyances
Reiss, R. E., & Ash, A. D. (1988). The eighth-month fetus: classical sources for a modern superstition.. Obstet Gynecol, 71(2), 270-3.