Week 6

Question 1

Sanskrit

Answer 1

India language- Has no word for philosophy

Question 2

Brahmanism

Answer 2

Religious case of abuse, misuse, power, games

Question 3

Indians view of Buddha

Answer 3

Saw him as an interpretation of one of their Hindu gods- Same for Jesus

Question 4

Eastern views

Answer 4

Unity instead of distinction
Holism instead of reductionism

Question 5

Korper vs Leib on the body

Answer 5

Korper- Body as an object
-Body as it can be measured or quantified
Leib- Body as a subject
-Body as it is experienced or lived

Question 6

L’art pour l’art

Answer 6

Art is valuable with or without human experience

Question 7

L’art pour homme

Answer 7

Art is only valuable alongside the existence of humans

Question 8

Vedantic conception of mind

Answer 8

-Ego (Ahankara)
-Lower mind (Manas)
-Memory bank (Chitta: Means both consciousness and memory- ancient philosophers said they couldn’t distinguish from both)
-Wisdom (Buddhi)
Breaking down of ego is necessary to become enlightened

Question 9

Unconscious mind

Answer 9

Exchange of ideas between cultures, Indian Philosopher Upanisads and the likes of Nietzsche, Freud and Jung

Question 10

Transcendental drive

Answer 10

Wish to be connected to something bigger than ourselves
-Can lead to a psychological transformation of the individual

Question 11

How to make free decisions

Answer 11

Techniques of psychotherapy, meditations seem to be more promising than mere information

Question 12

Indian philosophy

Answer 12

Indian traditions, all which involve meditation come to different conclusions
-Everything that exists is matter, everything that exists is consciousness
-Dualism vs monism
-Different conclusions about god, the afterlife, self

Question 13

Types of meditation

Answer 13

-Attentional meditation (Attention control)
-Constructive meditation (Aims to strengthen positive psychological patterns)
-Destructive meditation (how your own programming works, outside-in)

Question 14

Meta cognitive insight

Answer 14

Defusing between thoughts and self
-Seeing thoughts as mental events that pass through the mind

Question 15

Withdrawal vs approach

Answer 15

-Rumination and withdrawal are counterproductive strategies to escape from ones own feeling and thoughts

Question 16

LSD initially intended to

Answer 16

Get rid of headaches

Question 17

Transformative drugs

Answer 17

-LSD: Strong psychedelic substance, 8-12 hr trip
-Psilocybin: Euphoria (low dose) to strong psychedelic (high dose), 3-7hrs
-DMT: Strong psychedelic substance, 10min to a few hours

Question 18

Psychedelic

Answer 18

Different perception of space and time, hallucinations, dissociation of body and mind, near-death experiences, perception of different worlds or beings

Question 19

How does one see benefits from psychedelics

Answer 19

-Neuroplasticity
-The experience itself

Question 20

Meaningful insights from psychedelics

Answer 20

Oceanic boundlessness
Dread of ego dissolution
Mystical experience/ Unity
Sacredness
Intuitive knowledge
Positive mood

Question 21

Counselling with psychedelics is non-directive

Answer 21

Np indication that conditions targeted by psychedelics are effectively treated by non-directive therapy

Question 22

Role of counsellor in psychedelics

Answer 22

Safety- To prevent a bad trip

Question 23

Treatment outcome of psychedelics and psychotherapy

Answer 23

Ambiguous- Due to complex interactions between therapist and patient (counsellor-patient interactions cannot be controlled for)

Question 24

Return of the psychedelic model

Answer 24

Psilocybin first used in OCD treatments and cancer patients then depression patients

Question 25

COMP 001 trial

Answer 25

Therapist present for support but to refrain from active guiding or prolonged discussions

Question 26

How do psychedelics work as antidepressants

Answer 26

-May lead to emotional breakthrough
-Can we call this psychotherapy if a psychopharmalogical drug is used
-Higher connectivity between brain areas

Question 27

The term psychedelic assisted psychotherapy

Answer 27

-Wrong term as it is the psychedelics doing most of the work
-May be called psychedelic-preceded therapies
-Drug dose needs to be high enough to produce a psychedelic trip to be called psychedelic assisted psychotherapy