Bell Work What happens when people are hypnotized?

Consciousness

What is Consciousness? Being awake/aware of surroundings.

It’s a Construct A construct is something you can’t see, touch, taste, or measure directly.

Consciousness as… Sensory Awareness Direct Inner Awareness Sense of Self

Level of Consciousness Preconcscious Not in awareness now, but you can recall ideas. Unconscious Unavailable information under most instances Nonconscious Cannot sense – growing fingernails

Altered States of Consciousness Sleep Drugs Meditation Hypnosis

Altered States of Consciousness Sometimes you can’t remember what happened in a different state of consciousness… Drugs Dreams

Hypnosis A state of altered consciousness Highly responsive, not entirely involuntary Typically used for treating pain/addiction/diet Hypnotize People Fast

Hypnosis Hypnotized Students

Successful hypnosis?

Wrap Up Write the main point of today’s information. What two things do you want to know more about? Write three things that were surprising to you.