Near Death Experiences – a Theoretical and Practical Approach
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: This paper aims at establishing the main themes and subtopics that are present in the confessions of the subjects who underwent a near death experience. We think that, nowadays, NDE can no longer be scientifically ignored. The NDE is an authentic experience that cannot be simply reduced to imagination, fear of death, hallucinations, psychosis, the use of drugs, or oxygen deficiency and patients appear to be permanently changed by an NDE. Objectives: To establish the main themes and sub-themes that emerge from the confessions of the subjects who went through an NDE. Methods: Given the psychometric deficiencies in psychological research, and especially in such a complex and ineffable subject, we resorted to a content analysis of the information provided by those who went through an NDE, to deepen the process of decoding the messages transmitted by them. Results: The content analysis we have undertook helped us to detect and to recognize some dimensions of near death experiences that are common. We identified the following categories and subcategories: sensations (feeling, visual, hearing, kinesthetic, etc.), feelings (happiness, peace, quiet, etc.) and we also listed some of the terms that NDE subjects used to describe their experience. Conclusions: The results of our present study are in line with the results of many other researches on near death experiences, confirming the same universal and timeless main themes and subtopics.
Authors and Affiliations
Teodora C. Anghel, Anca Munteanu
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