Stability of Analyticity and Holism Indicators During Acute Ethanol Administration

Abstract

The results of the study of assessing the contribution of the acute alcohol administration factor to the indicators of analyticity–holism on the AHS scale are presented. The study was conducted on a sample of the Russian-speaking culture subjects (N = 59). Analyticity–holism is considered as an indicator reflecting the mentality type. Given that there is data on selective suppression of the neuronal activity of the most differentiated systems by ethanol in animals and humans, the alcohol administration factor is considered by us as a temporary dedifferentiation of the individual experience actualized in behavior. As a result, it was shown that there were no significant changes in the indicators of analyticity–holism during acute alcohol administration. Also, correlation analysis showed that the distribution of individuals on analyticity–holism is reproduced under experimental conditions compared to control ones. The conclusion is made that analyticity and holism are basic psychological characteristics related to an individual's experience as a whole, rather than its individual components.