hallucinatory
81Cardan, Jerome — (1501 1576) Also known as Jeronimo Cardan(o/us), Geronimo Cardan(o/us), Hieronymus Cardano(o/us), Girolamo Cardan(o/us), and Gerolamo Cardan(o/us). Cardan was an Italian lawyer, mathematician, astrologer, and physician who between the ages of… …
82epilepsy and hallucinations — The term epilepsy comes from the Greek verb epilambanein (to attack). It refers to a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. The introduction of the term epilepsy is generally attributed to the Persian physician and… …
83fasting-induced hallucination — A term used to denote a hallucination evoked or facilitated by fasting. A conceptual distinction can be made between fasting for dietary reasons, anorexic fasting, forced fasting, and ritualistic fasting. In any case, fasting is a powerful… …
84form-constant — The term form constant was coined in or shortly before 1928 by the German American biological psychologist and philosopher Heinrich Klüver (1897 1979) to denote a recurring geometric element or form that can be observed during the initial… …
85hyperaroused hallucination — The term hyperaroused hallucination is indebted to the Greek words huper (to exceed a certain boundary) and arousal (state of alertness and readiness for action). It was probably introduced in 1969 by the American psychophar macologist Roland… …
86hypoaroused hallucination — The term hypoaroused hallucination is indebted the Greek prefix hupo (below, beneath) and arousal (state of alertness and readiness for action). It was probably introduced in 1969 by the American psychopharmacologist Roland Fischer to denote a …
87kinaesthetic hallucination — Also known as kinesthetic hallucination, kinaesthetic illusion, and hallucination of motion. The term kinaesthetic hallucination is indebted to the Greek words kinèsis (movement) and aisthèsis (feeling). In a broad sense, it is used to denote… …
88Nicolai, Christoph Friedrich — (1733 1811) A German scholar, author, and bookseller who published an influential account of his own hallucinatory experiences in 1803. As Nicolai relates, in February 1791, after having experienced a series of life events, he had a * visual… …
89nicotine intoxication and hallucinations — The term nicotine comes from the modern Latin name herba nicotiana (herb of the tobacco plant), which in turn derives from Jean Nicot (15301600), the name of a French diplomat stationed in Portugal who advocated the use of tobacco for… …
90obsessional hallucination — The French term hallucination obsédante,which translates as obsessional hallucination, was introduced in or shortly before 1895 by the French psychiatrist Louis Jules Ernest Séglas (1856 1939) to denote a * hallucination proper accompanied by… …
