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Book Review: Moral development & reality: Beyond the theories of Kholberg, Hoffman, and Haidt (4th ed.)

Description: Review of a book titled "Moral development & reality: Beyond the theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman and Haidt," written by John C. Gibbs, a professor of developmental psychology. This book explores theories of promoting prosocial behavior and morals in at-risk and delinquent youth, and addresses the theories of Jonathan Haidt, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Martin Hoffman regarding moral development.
Date: Spring 2020
Creator: Wade, Jenny
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Editor's Foreword [Spring 2020]

Description: Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue includes articles that examine empirical data related to near-death experiences.
Date: Spring 2020
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
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The Mystical Experience and Its Neural Correlates

Description: Abstract: Despite their different etiologies, three types of spiritually transformative experiences (STEs)--near-death experiences, psilocybin experiences, and meditative experiences of cosmic consciousness--appear to have attributes that are common to a broad range of mystical experiences, including an experience of expanded awareness. In addition, all three appear to be associated with profound and lasting transformations in the lives of experiencers. Finally, these three experiences appear t… more
Date: Spring 2020
Creator: Woollacott, Marjorie & Shumway-Cook, Anne
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The Significance of Autoscopies as a Time Marker for the Occurrence of Near-Death Experiences

Description: Abstract: The physiological and psychological underpinnings of near-death experiences (NDEs) are not yet understood. In this article, we show that for "critical" NDEs reported after cardiac arrest, two different neurophysiological models have been proposed that, in the literature so far, have not been adequately distinguished from each other. In the real-time model, it is postulated that during critical NDEs, residual activities in the cerebrum were sufficient to generate NDEs in real time. In … more
Date: Spring 2020
Creator: Nahm, Michael & Weibel, Adrian
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Book Review: What is it Like to be Dead? Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, and the Occult

Description: Review of a book titled "What is it Like to be Dead? Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, and the Occult" written by Jens Schlieter, which discusses near-death experiences in Western Christian and occult traditions between 1580 and 1975. The review discusses Schlieter's methodology and conclusions.
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Shushan, Gregory
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Coping with Cancer: Case Studies on the Effects of Learning About Near-Death Experiences

Description: Abstract: People diagnosed with cancer frequently report deleterious psychological experiences because of their diagnosis and subsequent medical treatment. One particularly helpful coping strategy reported by cancer patients is psychoeducational on spiritual topics. Anecdotally, cancer survivors reported that psychoeducation about near-death experiences (NDEs) has been a source of great comfort. In this article, we present two case studies on cancer survivors who reported that learning about ND… more
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Foster, Ryan D.; Maxwell, Lauren & Butler, William E.
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Editor's Foreword [Summer 2020]

Description: Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue's articles focus on gaining deeper understandings of currently accepted research about near-death experiences.
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
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Subjective Sleep Quality After a Near-Death Experience

Description: Abstract: Findings from several studies suggest near-death experiences (NDEs) may influence sleep quality. In this study, we examined self-reported duration, latency, and quality of sleep in those who had experienced a life-threatening event and who had and had not reported an associated NDE. Participants were 154 members of the general New Zealand population who completed an online quantitative questionnaire that included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Near-Death Experience Scale, Impact … more
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Lindsay, Nicole & Tassell-Matamua, Natasha
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Metaphysical Beliefs and Experiences Among Physician Trainees: An Exploratory Study

Description: Article documenting the results of surveying 126 physician trainees regarding their beliefs about metaphysical experiences (e.g., near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, shared-death experiences, and after-death communication) and experiences shared with them by patients. It also discusses results about the trainees' attitudes toward transcendental explanations and caring for end-of-life patients.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Schmit, Jessica M.
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The Phenomenology of Iranian Near-Death Experiences

Description: Article describing the findings regarding thematic analysis of seventeen near-death experience accounts provided by Iranian Shia Muslims to determine how these experiences overlap or diverge from accounts given by experiencers from Western cultures.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Ghasemiannejad Jahromi, Alinaghi & Long, Jeffrey
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Letter to the Editor: Response to "A New Scale to Assess Near-Death Experiences"

Description: Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a proposed scale for assessing near-death experiences (NDEs), which was proposed by the authors of the letter, and also comments on a previous letter in which others reviewed the original proposal.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Martial, Charlotte; Greyson, Bruce; Simon, Jessica; Puttaert, Ninon; Gosseries, Olivia; Charland-Verville, Vanessa et al.
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Self-Location Kinematics Influence the Generation of Near-Death Experience Cognitive and Affective Perceptions

Description: Article discussing research related to personal feelings of self-location and movement during near-death experiences (NDEs). It also describes the use of "Archi-Textures" to more clearly define spatio-temporal experiences during NDEs.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Lerner, France; Laureys, Steven; Charland-Verville, Vanessa & Botbol-Baum, Mylene
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