The present study investigated empirically whether individuals with thin boundaries as determined by high scores on the Hartmann Boundary Ques tionnaire (HBQ) [1] demonstrated heightened access to imagistic stimuli than thick boundary individuals. Two independent samples, visual art students and Wall Street brokers, were administered the Rorschach, a sleep and dreaming questionnaire, and a subliminal perception task which involved the presenta tion of both a subliminal and supraliminal stimulus. As expected, the majority of the visual artists scored thin boundaried and the majority of Wall Street brokers scored thick boundaried on the HBQ. Boundary thinness on the HBQ was positively correlated with Rorschach boundary disruption, higher dream recall, greater reported dream salience, and increased access to subliminal activation. These data are consistent with previous data [2] and support the contention that boundaries are a useful variable in conceptualizing how indi viduals process imagistically-based emotionally-toned information.Hartmann describes the concept of thick and thin boundaries as a broad dimen sion of personality and as an aspect of an overall organization of the mind [1]. Hartmann, Elkin, and Garg broadly define the concept of thick vs. thin 25
The present study investigated empirically whether condensation-like phenomena, as measured by boundary disturbances, are a reliable and intemallyconsistent phenomena in the dreams, Rorschach responses, and preconscious perceptions of the same individual. Subjects kept dream logs for two weeks and were administered the Rorschach and a subliminal perception task which involved the presentation of both a subliminal and supraliminal stimulus. Visual condensation was positively correlated for the dream and Rorschach protocols on most measures. Further, Rorschach boundary disruption was significantly associated with the amount of incorporation of the subliminal stimulus in subjects' drawings of the supraliminal stimulus. These results suggest that primary process mechanisms are evident in both conscious and nonconscious mentation and support a reconceptualization of primary process in terms of actual perceptual mechanisms which is of potential heuristic value in the empirical elucidation of dreams, creativity, and preconscious perception.Traditionally, primary process has referred to a qualitatively unique form of cognition responsible for the more colorful, disturbing, and elusive aspects of the human experience [I, 2], including such diverse phenomena as dreams [3], symptom formation [4], creativity [5][6][7][8][9], and disordered thought [10). While early theorists characterized primary process thought as regressive, chaotic, and gratification-seeking, contemporary theorists have emphasized such mechanisms as information-processing and parallel-distributed processing in reformulating primary process as a purposeful, dynamic, and organized cognitive modality 15
CME Educational Objectives 1. Review how cultural backgrounds can influence a patient's psychological status. 2. Describe the differential diagnosis for conversion disorder. 3. Discuss futuristic methods of diagnosing and treating conversion disorder.
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