Synchronizing Déjà Vu and the Unconscious Mind

    Statistics show that anxiety is the most-experienced mental health disorder in people worldwide. This high frequency can suggest that the deja vu phenomenon also occurs in large populations, as a study found connections between clinical anxiety and an increase in false-memory events.      Showing how common is it for anxiety to be experienced by people worldwide is important to my research due to the ties between anxiety and deja vu experiences, which were uncovered in my case study. Since anxiety was the most-experienced disorder worldwide in 2017, one can suggest that the frequency of the deja vu phenomenon is positively correlated to this high number of people. This data can allow for my paper to have a relevancy factor, since false recollections impact many people worldwide, especially those with increasing anxiety levels. By proving that anxiety is the most commonly-experienced mental disorder in the world, I can heighten the importance of my research by displaying the strong

My current research process has yielded a concrete research question, and my sources provide helpful information that will be used to build parallels between Jungian theory and the deja vu phenomenon. After a very helpful peer review and an equally helpful meeting with Professor Goeller, my current research question and working bibliography are as follows. Over time, I may revise my research question based on any further discoveries I make while analyzing my sources, but my main idea is what is currently portrayed. :) Research Question:     Are people more prone to experiencing deja vu if they are consciously aware of their own occurrences, just as Carl Jung theorizes people become more prone to synchronicities once they begin to recognize them? Bibliography: Cleary, Anne M., and Alexander B. Claxton. “Déjà Vu: An Illusion of Prediction.” Psychological Science, vol. 29, no. 4, Apr. 2018, pp. 635–644, doi:10.1177/0956797617743018. Forrer, Kurt. “Synchronicity: Did Jung Have It Right?” I

  An important primary source for my research is found in Robert Williams' book titled The Non-Designer's Design Book, which gives an account of the author's own experience with an increased awareness of his surroundings.      For week six, I decided to do a literature review on a short-and-sweet source. This piece of literature, found at the very beginning of Robin Williams’ The Non-Designer’s Design Book , gives a prime example of how awareness can directly increase the likeliness of an experiencer to recognize certain events. The introductory anecdote begins with a prelude to describe its importance to the first chapter of Williams’ book, which teaches readers four major principles of graphic design. To emphasize the importance of these foundational principles, the author states, “But first I want to tell you a little story that made me realize the importance of being able to name things, since naming these principles is the key to having power over them” (Williams 11).