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Transient disturbances in perception are related to the individual's characteristic mode of handling perceptual experience. Two examples illustrate: (1) photophobia when a defensive maneuver warding off scoptophilic impulses was prohibited, and (2) hyperacuity of smell and taste when smoking was given up, a habitual gratification that reduced the intensity of perceptual stimuli.