(Ebook) Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the New Paradigm, Second Edition by Isabel Clarke ISBN 9780470683484, 9780470970300, 0470683481, 0470970308

(Ebook) Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the New Paradigm, Second Edition by Isabel Clarke ISBN 9780470683484, 9780470970300, 0470683481, 0470970308

The new edition of this successful text builds on the very latest research to present an original and unique exploration of the psychology of both spirituality and psychosis. The editor brings together fascinating perspectives from a broad range of distinguished contributors. This new edition covers the most recent body of research, both qualitative and quantitative, in its exploration of the interface between psychosis and spirituality, and investigation into anomalous experiences Ten new chapters added and the remaining text completely updated New to this edition is an expanded clinical section, relevant to clinicians working with psychosis Offers a fundamental rethink of the concept of psychosis, and proposes new insights into spirituality Includes feature chapters from a distinguished list of contributors across a broad range of disciplines, including Peter Fenwick, Peter Chadwick, David Kingdon, Gordon Claridge, Neil Douglas Klotz and David Lukoff Content: Chapter 1 Psychosis and Spirituality Revisited: The Frontier is Opening up! (pages 1–5): Isabel ClarkeChapter 2 The Neurophysiology of Religious Experience (pages 9–17): Peter FenwickChapter 3 Cognitive Neuroscience, Spirituality and Mysticism: Recent Developments (pages 19–34): B. Les LancasterChapter 4 The Polarities of Consciousness (pages 37–48): Natalie TobertChapter 5 Missing Stories: Psychosis, Spirituality and the Development of Western Religious Hermeneutics (pages 49–61): Neil Douglas?KlotzChapter 6 ‘On Not Drinking Soup with a Fork’: From Spiritual Experience to Madness to Growth – A Personal Journey (pages 65–73): Peter K. ChadwickChapter 7 Spiritual Experience: Healthy Psychoticism? (pages 75–87): Dr Gordon ClaridgeChapter 8 ‘Psychopathology’, ‘Psychosis’ and the Kundalini: Post?Modern Perspectives on Unusual Subjective Experience (pages 89–97): Richard HouseChapter 9 Psychosis and Spirituality: The Discontinuity Model (pages 101–114): Isabel ClarkeChapter 10 Knowledge and Reality (pages 115–124): Chris ClarkeChapter 11 Are Delusions on a Continuum? The Case of Religious and Delusional Beliefs (pages 127–138): Emmanuelle PetersChapter 12 The Paradigm?Shifting Hypothesis: A Common Process in Benign Psychosis and Psychotic Disorder (pages 139–153): Mike JacksonChapter 13 Transformative Crises (pages 155–174): Caroline BrettChapter 14 Exploring the Transliminal: Qualitative Studies (pages 175–191): Sharon Warwick and Roger WaldramChapter 15 ‘What is Real and What is Not’: Towards a Positive Reconceptualisation of Vulnerability to Unusual Experiences (pages 195–204): Isabel ClarkeChapter 16 Visionary Spiritual Experiences (pages 205–215): David LukoffChapter 17 Learning to become Centred and Grounded and Let the Voices come and go (pages 217–226): Nigel MillsChapter 18 Mapping Our Madness: The Hero's Journey as A Therapeutic Approach (pages 227–238): Janice HartleyChapter 19 Spirituality, Psychosis and the Development of ‘Normalising Rationales’ (pages 239–247): David Kingdon, Ron Siddle, Farooq Naeem and Shanaya RathodChapter 20 Endword (pages 249–251): Isabel Clarke