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The Concord Prison Experiment, conducted from 1961 to 1963, was designed to evaluate whether the experiences produced by the psychoactive drug psilocybin, derived from psilocybin mushrooms, combined with psychotherapy, could inspire prisoners to leave their antisocial lifestyles behind once they were released.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Alcoholics Anonymous, California Psychological Inventory, Concord Prison Outreach, Concord, Massachusetts, Group psychotherapy, Harvard University, Marsh Chapel Experiment, Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Concord, Michael Hollingshead, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Novartis, Parole, Personality test, Psilocybin, Psilocybin mushroom, Psychedelic therapy, Psychopathy, Psychotherapy, Ralph Metzner, Recidivism, Thematic Apperception Test, Timothy Leary, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

  2. 1960 in Massachusetts
  3. 1961 in Massachusetts
  4. 1962 in Massachusetts
  5. 1963 in Massachusetts
  6. History of Harvard University
  7. Medical experimentation on prisoners
  8. Psychedelic drug research
  9. Timothy Leary

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global peer-led mutual aid fellowship begun in the United States dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined twelve-step program.

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California Psychological Inventory

The California Psychological Inventory (CPI) also known as California Personality Inventory is a self-report inventory created by Harrison G. Gough and currently published by Consulting Psychologists Press.

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Concord Prison Outreach

Concord Prison Outreach (CPO) is a non-profit organization based in Concord, Massachusetts, and dates back to 1968.

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Concord, Massachusetts

Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Group psychotherapy

Group psychotherapy or group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Marsh Chapel Experiment

The Marsh Chapel Experiment, also called the "Good Friday Experiment", was an experiment conducted on Good Friday, April 20, 1962 at Boston University's Marsh Chapel. Concord Prison Experiment and Marsh Chapel Experiment are 1962 in Massachusetts, History of Harvard University, psychedelic drug research, psychology experiments and Timothy Leary.

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Concord

The Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord (MCI-Concord) was a medium security prison for men located in Concord, Massachusetts in the United States.

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Michael Hollingshead

Michael Hollingshead (?–1984?) was a British researcher who studied psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin and LSD, at Harvard University in the mid-20th century.

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology.

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Novartis

Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, Switzerland.

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Parole

Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.

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Personality test

A personality test is a method of assessing human personality constructs.

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Psilocybin

Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi.

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Psilocybin mushroom

Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms or shrooms, are a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain psilocybin, which turns into psilocin upon ingestion.

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Psychedelic therapy

Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) refers to the proposed use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, and ayahuasca, to treat mental disorders. Concord Prison Experiment and psychedelic therapy are psychedelic drug research.

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Psychopathy

Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited and egocentric traits, masked by superficial charm and the outward appearance of apparent normalcy.

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Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems.

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Ralph Metzner

Ralph Metzner (May 18, 1936 – March 14, 2019) was a German-born American psychologist, writer and researcher, who participated in psychedelic research at Harvard University in the early 1960s with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (later named Ram Dass).

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Recidivism

Recidivism (from recidive and -ism, from Latin recidivus "recurring", from re- "back" and cado "I fall") is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it.

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Thematic Apperception Test

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective psychological test developed during the 1930s by Henry A. Murray and Christiana D. Morgan at Harvard University.

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Timothy Leary

Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama.

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See also

1960 in Massachusetts

1961 in Massachusetts

1962 in Massachusetts

1963 in Massachusetts

History of Harvard University

Medical experimentation on prisoners

Psychedelic drug research

Timothy Leary

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Prison_Experiment