Mental catalepsy as loss of a continuity of living

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Abstract

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of mental catalepsy which people can have in extreme life situations. On the basis of descriptions of life experience in concentration camp (by V.Frankl) and in blockade Leningrad (by L.Ginzburg) the author conducts phenomenological research of this mental state, marks out its basic characteristics, compares the phe-nomenon of catalepsy to experiences of loss of a continuity of living.

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Keywords: mental catalepsy, continuity of living, crisis

Journal rubric: Philosophy, Anthropology, Culture

For citation: Pergamenshchik L.A. Mental catalepsy as loss of a continuity of living. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2009. Vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 94–106. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Leonid A. Pergamenshchik, Doctor of Psychology, Doctor in Psychology, Professor of the Department of Social and Family Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University, Minsk, Belarus

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