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| | William M. Greene ~ The Function of Altered States of Consciousness, Spiritual and Religious Experience in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Ego development, rather than ego deflation, is defined as a parallel process to actualization and in the same manner as cognitive development. |
 | | However, ego deflation and ego defense mechanism deflation are not synonymous subjects, for it is the degree of neurosis within the ego structure (Smith, 1973) which is being deflated through the psychoanalytic method, not the ego. |
 | | This is not to suggest that ego dissolution is not a viable subject of investigation, but rather it is merely not synonymous with the processes described herein, because as will be shown later in this text the ability to attend to the whole as well as the parts is a long-term or final stage outcome. |
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