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O presente estudo tem como principal objectivo a exploração e compreensão do
sentido da experiência subjectiva com a ayahuasca, tal como vivido e relatado pelos
sujeitos entrevistados, com o intuito de responder à seguinte questão de investigação:
“Como é vivenciada a experiência subjectiva e qual o significado atribuído a
ayahuasca”. Foram realizadas entrevistas fenomenológicas a quatro indivíduos,
usuários desta substância. As entrevistas foram transcritas na íntegra e posteriormente
analisadas minuciosamente, através do Método Fenomenológico de Investigação em
Psicologia, segundo Amadeo Giorgi e Daniel Sousa.
Na análise dos resultados foi possível encontrar-se nos dados recolhidos a
existência de constituintes essenciais comuns e com uma interacção entre as descrições
dos quatro participantes. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo sugerem a existência de 14
constituintes: Crescimento espiritual, procura de autoconhecimento, intenção, sensações
físicas, percepções extra-sensoriais, episódios marcantes, confronto com vivências
emocionais e psicológicas pertubadoras, propósito de vida, estados modificados de
consciência, purificação, dificuldade em verbalizar, mudança de atitude na esfera
relacional, mudança na visão do mundo e transcendência.
Embora os resultados obtidos sejam subjectivos e não generalizáveis, vão de
encontro a algumas teorias e estudos realizados neste âmbito. Na discussão consta os
resultados obtidos em diálogo com os resultados de investigações conduzidas por outros
pesquisadores.
ABSTRACT: The present study aims at exploring and understanding the subjective experience with ayahuasca, as experienced and reported by interviewees, in order to answer the following research question: "How experienced is the subjective experience and the meaning attributed to ayahuasca." Phenomenological interviews were conducted to four individuals, users of this substance, using as method- the method Phenomenological Research in Psychology were performed according to Amadeo Giorgi e Daniel Sousa. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thoroughly. In the analysis of the results was possible to meet the data collected with common essential constituents and a strong interaction between the descriptions of the four participants. The results of this study suggest the existence of 14 constituents: Spiritual growth, demand for self-knowledge, intention, physical sensations, extra-sensory perceptions, symbolic episodes, confrontation with emotional and psychological experiences disturbing, life purpose, altered states of consciousness, purification, difficulty verbalizing, change of attitude in the relational sphere, change in world view and transcendence. Although the results are subjective and not generalizable, go along with some theories and studies. In discussing the results shown in dialogue with the results of investigations conducted by other researchers.
ABSTRACT: The present study aims at exploring and understanding the subjective experience with ayahuasca, as experienced and reported by interviewees, in order to answer the following research question: "How experienced is the subjective experience and the meaning attributed to ayahuasca." Phenomenological interviews were conducted to four individuals, users of this substance, using as method- the method Phenomenological Research in Psychology were performed according to Amadeo Giorgi e Daniel Sousa. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thoroughly. In the analysis of the results was possible to meet the data collected with common essential constituents and a strong interaction between the descriptions of the four participants. The results of this study suggest the existence of 14 constituents: Spiritual growth, demand for self-knowledge, intention, physical sensations, extra-sensory perceptions, symbolic episodes, confrontation with emotional and psychological experiences disturbing, life purpose, altered states of consciousness, purification, difficulty verbalizing, change of attitude in the relational sphere, change in world view and transcendence. Although the results are subjective and not generalizable, go along with some theories and studies. In discussing the results shown in dialogue with the results of investigations conducted by other researchers.
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Keywords
Ayahuasca O sentido da experiência subjectiva Método fenomenológico Sense of subjective experience Phenomenological method