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Dissociative Trance Disorder: Clinical and Rorschach Findings in Ten Persons Reporting Demon Possession and Treated by Exorcism

Ferracuti, Stefano, Sacco, Roberto·1996·Journal of Personality Assessment
DOI 10.1207/s15327752jpa6603_4
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Abstract

Although dissociative trance disorders, especially possession disorder, are probably more common than is usually though, precise clinical data are lacking. Ten persons undergoing exorcisms for devil trance possession state were studied with the Dissociative Disorders Diagnostic Schedule and the Rorschach test. These persons had many traits in common with dissociative identity disorder patients. They were overwhelmed by paranormal experiences. Despite claiming possession by a demon, most of them managed to maintain normal social functioning. Rorschach findings showed that these persons had a complex personality organization: Some of them displayed a tendency to oversimplify stimulus perception whereas others seemed more committed to psychological complexity. Most had severe impairment of reality testing, and 6 of the participants had an extratensive coping stile. In this group of persons reporting demon possession, dissociative trance disorder seems to be a distinct clinical manifestation of a dissociative continuum, sharing some features with dissociative identity disorder.

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  • Possession trance showed increased noradrenaline, dopamine, and beta-endorphin levels.

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  • Scoping review on shamanistic trances practices

    Marie, N., Lafon, Y., Bicego, A., Grégoire, C., Rousseaux, F., Bioy, A., Vanhaudenhuyse, A., & Gosseries, O. (2024) · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04678-w · Cited by 21

    “Moreover, possession trance showed increased noradrenaline, dopamine, and beta-endorphin levels, possibly explaining memory alterations and changes in pain or motor behaviors [21, 53, 77–79, 98, 99].”
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Metadata

Authors
Ferracuti, S., & Sacco, R.
Affiliations
Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
ORCID
Ferracuti, Stefano
Venue
Journal of Personality Assessment
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1996-06
Volume
66
Issue
3
Pages
525-539
ISSN
  • 0022-3891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7752
DOI
10.1207/s15327752jpa6603_4
OpenAlex
W2133280689
Cited by
64
References
1
Citations by year
2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Keywords
demonic possession, exorcism, Rorschach test, dissociative identity disorder, reality testing, paranormal experiences, personality organization, coping styles
MeSH terms
Adult, Catholicism, Ceremonial Behavior, Delusions, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Humans, Magic, Male, Middle Aged, Parapsychology, Personality Assessment, Reality Testing, Religion and Psychology, Rorschach Test, Social Adjustment

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