heautoscopy — Also written as héautoscopy. Both terms stem from the Greek words heautou ( of oneself ) and skopeô (I am looking at). They translate loosely as seeing oneself or seeing [something] of oneself . In the older literature heau toscopy is also… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
heautoscopy proper — see heautoscopy … Dictionary of Hallucinations
polyopic heautoscopy — The term polyopic heautoscopy comes from the Greek words polus (much, many), opsis (seeing), heautou ( of oneself ), and skopeô (I am looking at). It translates loosely as seeing [something of] oneself in multiple images . The term is used to… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
heterosexual heautoscopy — A term used to denote a variant of heautoscopy in which more than one double or doppelgänger is perceived, of both sexes. In 2006 the Swiss neurologists Peter Brugger et al. reported a case of heterosexual heautoscopy in a 41 year old man who… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
inner heautoscopy — see internal autoscopy … Dictionary of Hallucinations
internal heautoscopy — see internal autoscopy … Dictionary of Hallucinations
negative heautoscopy — see negative autoscopy … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Autoscopy — This article excludes paranormal interpretations. Autoscopy is defined as an experience in which a person while believing to be awake sees her/his body and the world from a location outside her/his physical body. More precisely, autoscopy… … Wikipedia
autoscopic phenomenon — Also known as phantom double. The expression autoscopic phenomenon comes from the Greek words autos (self) and skopeo (I am looking at). It translates roughly as a phenomenon that involves the seeing of oneself . The group of autoscopic… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
deuteroscopic hallucination — The term deuteroscopic hallucination is indebted to the Greek words deuteros (second) and skopeo (I am looking at). In 19th century medicine it was used as a synonym for *autoscopic hallucination. The French physician and psychologist Paul… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
