Exam 5: Altered States of Consciousness and Religious Specialists

Features that characterize an altered state of consciousness in the Holiness Church include:

The handling of poisonous snakes is a practice of the Native American Church.

The part of the brain that enables us to distinguish our selves from the world around us is the:

Among the Yanomamö,hallucinogenic snuff is taken by shamans in order to:

Both very loud rhythmic noise and the absence of sound are capable of creating an altered state of consciousness.

In the Holiness Church,an altered state of consciousness is interpreted as a physical manifestation of:

Peyote is used in rituals of:

The Mayan carvings from Yaxhilán show the ingestion of drugs to achieve a hallucination of a serpent.

In the Holiness Church the observed altered state of consciousness is most similar to which of the following behaviors found in tribal cultures:

In some cultures certain biologically-based experiences,such as migraines,are interpreted as visions.

A drug that causes visions and hallucinations is classed as a(n):

The term synesthesia refers to:

Characteristics of altered states of consciousness include disturbances in concentration,attention,memory,and judgment.

David Lewis-Williams suggests that Upper Paleolithic cave paintings are:

Rastafarians smoke ganga or the "wisdom weed." This is actually:

Any mental state that is different from one's usual mental state,including day dreaming,is an altered state of consciousness.

Hildegard of Bingen,who lived in the twelfth century,is known for her:

An altered state of consciousness can be brought about through:

In a unitary state one feels a disequilibrium and disconnection with the world.

Altered states of consciousness are experienced in the way in which the culture interprets it.For example,it might be interpreted as spirit possession.