near death xp

Question 1

What is a near death xp

Answer 1

When a person. Is close to death and also after fainting or simply in stressful or threatening situations

Question 2

What are the 2 explanations

Answer 2

Psychological

Biological

Question 3

Psychological

Answer 3

Some people hold paranormal beliefs so they’re more likely to interpret events in terms of paranormal psychology

E.g. nde is a spiritual event

Question 4

Biological explanations

Answer 4

Carr
Endorphin es are released during pain or stress and those lead to feelings of euphoria and attachment

Recently claimed that nde are related to lack of oxygen which may occur during cardiac arrest or fainting

This hypoxia might cause remember intrusions which create w mixed sleep/awake state

Hypoxia also leads to creation blood flow of to glutamate that is a neurotransmitter

Question 5

3 eval of explanations

Answer 5

Psychological explanations
Spiritual explanations
Cultural differences

Question 6

Fact that ndes aren’t xp by all near Dearth patients means that there is likely to be a psychological component to the xp

Answer 6

E.g. Some ppl may expect such xp but if they xp certain physiological chain they label these as a spiritual event

Question 7

Who tested spiritual explanations

Answer 7

Lommel

Question 8

What did lommel do and find

Answer 8

Cardiac survivors over 8 years

Found those that had xp nde subsequently regarded it l as a life chain spiritual xp

Those who didn’t have one continued to fear death

This suggests spiritull xp plays a role but doesn’t mean that it is cause day physical factors

Question 9

Who tested cultural differences

Answer 9

Augustine

Question 10

What did augustine find

Answer 10

Reviewed ndes in diff cultures

There were some sooo lastima and differences of who sent it etc

Such differences and similarities suggest that bith psychological and physiological factors are involved