title: The out-of-body experience: a phenomenological typology based on questionnaire responses.
abstract: The authors review the few surveys that have been made of the incidence of out-of-body experiences. They then present data on 339 respondents to questionnaires who reported having had out-of-body experiences and 81 who had not. They analyze these data according to the conditions existing at the time of the experience, phenomenological features, and the long- and short-term impact of the experience. Finally, they raise questions about the etiology of out-of-body phenomena and their meaning to individuals who have such experiences.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010268:Parapsychology; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012064:Relaxation Therapy