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Neurotechnology in the Development of Cyber-Psychotherapy Systems for Inducing and Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy

Neurotechnology in the Development of Cyber-Psychotherapy Systems for Inducing and Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy

Raul Valverde
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799834328|ISBN10: 1799834328|EISBN13: 9781799834335
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3432-8.ch037
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Valverde, Raul. "Neurotechnology in the Development of Cyber-Psychotherapy Systems for Inducing and Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy." Research Anthology on Rehabilitation Practices and Therapy, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 766-786. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3432-8.ch037

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Valverde, R. (2021). Neurotechnology in the Development of Cyber-Psychotherapy Systems for Inducing and Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Rehabilitation Practices and Therapy (pp. 766-786). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3432-8.ch037

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Valverde, Raul. "Neurotechnology in the Development of Cyber-Psychotherapy Systems for Inducing and Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy." In Research Anthology on Rehabilitation Practices and Therapy, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 766-786. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3432-8.ch037

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Abstract

Transpersonal psychotherapy is based on transpersonal psychology and considers that the psyche is multidimensional and that there are several “levels of consciousness” and each has different characteristics and is governed by different laws. Transpersonal psychology is the study of human nature and proceeds on the assumption that human beings possess potentials that exceed the limits of their ego and integrate the spiritual experience within a broader understanding of the human psyche and consciousness. Altered states of consciousness have been used as psychotherapy in transpersonal psychology for decades. Although there are very well known techniques to induce altered state of consciousness as holotropic breathwork, Neurotechnology offers an alternative way not only to induce these states for transpersonal therapy but also to measure the level of a state of consciousness. The objective of this chapter is to provide a review of the main concepts of Neurotechnology and the main technologies that can be used to induce and measure altered state of consciousness for transpersonal psychotherapy and propose an architecture for a Cyber psychotherapy system that uses these technologies.

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