A multi-dimensional case study approach to the phenomena of auditory hallucinations.
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Title
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A multi-dimensional case study approach to the phenomena of auditory hallucinations.
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Identifier
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AAI3231987
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identifier
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3231987
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Creator
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Rodriguez, David A.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Steven B. Tuber
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Date
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2006
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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The auditory hallucinations reported by two adult patients presenting with traditionally non-psychotic diagnoses attending treatment at an outpatient mental health clinic were investigated to explore and identify phenomenological similarities and differences of their experiences. It was proposed that as transient psychotic episodes increase in clinical severity, any simultaneously occurring auditory hallucinatory phenomena will gradually become increasingly complex. Such hallucinatory experiences may begin with perceived noises or whispers, developing into the ability to identify voices heard as someone currently known or once known from the past, and in the more severe psychotic deteriorations, hearing multiple, unrecognizable voices, or voices giving commands or providing ongoing commentary. Patient's hallucinations were presented and discussed in a multi-dimensional context from the viewpoints of various theoretical perspectives and these patient's co-morbid diagnoses. The impact of childhood sexual abuse trauma, diagnostic differences, and differing levels in ability to sustain self-object boundaries were seen as impacting upon the type and complexity of hallucinatory phenomena experienced. In terms of auditory hallucinatory experiences specifically, these factors are seen as contributing to the development of gradations in these patients' ability to identify the voices they heard.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
