A preliminary analysis of the relationship between altered states of consciousness, healing, and social structure

Patients’ use of ASCs as treatment for illness will be more likely in societies with possession trance (149, 153).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Factor analysis	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Patients Ascs As Treatment	Independent	Magical And Mental Therapy, Ecstatic Religious Practices
Posession Trance	Dependent	Ecstatic Religious Practices

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between amnesia and trance state, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between illness and trance states, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Glascock, Anthony P.	1981	"If treatment categories exist, then their distribution should be equal" (24).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greenbaum, Lenora	1973	Societies with slavery and/or stratification will be more likely to have possession trance (50).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greenbaum, Lenora	1973	Possession trance will be more prevalent among societies with greater role and structure differentiation (54).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author