Psychotropism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Psychotropism is a noun meaning The desire for or pursuit of altered states of consciousness.
Meaning
The desire for or pursuit of altered states of consciousness.
More Meanings
- The alteration of one's mental state or brain structure.
- The desire for mental stimulation and knowledge.
Example Sentences
In this way, we established a trajectory of youth psychotropism based on drug users' life histories.
"Project MKULTRA” was the govemment's secret attempt to penetrate the occult interior of psychotropism—it appears to have failed miserably.
...different factors like psychotropism (neuronal growth) or neuronal changes (both growth and depletion), and other organic considerations.
When the level of illicit drug use is added to this, it becomes apparent that psychotropism is something which affects something like half the population in America.
Word Forms
- psychotropisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psychonautics, psychonaut, psychedelia, psychostasy, psychoactivation, psychedelic.
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