All- One suggestion to Michael's question included a quote from late night tv. At first, I was wavering between taking offense or wondering why I didn't say it first! Then as I looked at the original question over and over- the more I read it the more I tended to have that same response. What in the name of Bill Cosby's friend Rudy are you asking?
I do think I've grasp most of what Freud said (not that I agree with any of it in any of the, minimally, three main versions). Now as to there being any room for "a consciousness within the unconscious" I think I missed something. Isn't that pretty much the definition of psychosis? Can someone explain how that wouldn't fit the definition of insanity within any of the main Freudian lines of thought? In so far as my concerns about Ambien (note- the medical community often jokingly refer to it as Shambien!), a salt sandwich is not something new or uniquely likely with Ambien- things like that often occur with neurotoxicity, dementia, in children, eccentric behavior, and under a host of other circumstances (well, often, maybe that's too strong). :) Truth be told, we know a lot about Ambien at the cellular and molecular level and a lot about its general action within the population. But medicine and psychopharmacology also involves the occasional "singing pig" (abberant result that's difficult to explain within what we know). Pica and strange food choices, especially when self report is involved, especially when using single cases and unverified ones at that, is just not much of a big deal- at least not in what it says about the drug. Ahem. Tim ============================================ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD [email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology, Chairperson Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 ============================================ -----Original Message----- From: michael sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:16 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Ambien and altered states It appears that ambien poses a threat to the old subdivisions into conscious,pre-conscious,and unconscious.Some people taking ambien are experiencing a consciousness within the unconscious,and vice -versa. At times conjointly.How else can one explain the making of a salt sandwich? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida ________________________________________________________________ Sent via FalconMail e-mail system at falconmail.dbcc.edu ________________________________________________________________ Sent via FalconMail e-mail system at falconmail.dbcc.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
