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====2. Partial absense of attributed identity==== | ====2. Partial absense of attributed identity==== | ||
====3. Self contained separate identity==== | ====3. Self contained separate identity==== | ||
The third and most common level of identity can can be described as feeling as if one is a distinct consciousness located within the body or brain which is approaching and interacting with an external environment. | |||
====4. Unity between identity and specific "external" systems==== | ====4. Unity between identity and specific "external" systems==== | ||
The fourth of these differing levels can be referred to as a state of “''unity between the self and specific external systems''.” It can be defined as the experience of a loss of perceived boundaries between a person’s identity and the specific physical systems or concepts within the perceivable external environment which are currently comprising their central point of cognitive focus. | The fourth of these differing levels can be referred to as a state of “''unity between the self and specific external systems''.” It can be defined as the experience of a loss of perceived boundaries between a person’s identity and the specific physical systems or concepts within the perceivable external environment which are currently comprising their central point of cognitive focus. |