Write a letter to a student who has been absent from class –Describe what consciousness is –Explain the four levels of consciousness –Example: Dear Suzy, –Today we learned about food preferences in different cultures. Sight and smell strongly influence the types of food we eat. Geography also plays a role. The main purpose of eating is to survive from day to day. Originally, societies ate what was available to them, which depended on their environment. Cultural traditions also affect us. We tend to eat the foods to which our parents introduced us. –I’m sorry you missed class today. We got to watch a video clip from a really cool show called “Bizarre Foods.” The host ate things like the beating heart of a snake and fried scorpions. –See you when you get back!

ActivityAltered state 1.Studying for a test 2.Drinking coffee 3.Daydreaming 4.Listening to music 5.Watching TV 6.Smoking a cigarette 7.Taking a cold pill 8.Praying Normal state of consciousness

Concept 2: Altered States of Consciousness LEQ 2A: How do you alter your state of consciousness? LEQ 2B: How do you do hypnosis, meditation, and biofeedback? LEQ 2C: How do drugs affect your consciousness?

Altered States of Consciousness Consciousness is “dynamic” –Constantly changes or flows –Can be situations when we are aware of things without knowing it –Awareness can be interrupted 5 Altered States (when your sense of self or the world changes [sensations/perceptions changed]) –Hypnosis –Meditation –Biofeedback –Sleep –Drugs

REST TIRED AWAKE DREAM SNORE BED EAT SLUMBER SOUND COMFORT WAKE NIGHT

Meditation, Hypnosis, and Biofeedback

Hypnosis Goal –Reduce anxiety, manage pain, overcome fears, restore memory, pain prevention, quit habits

Hypnosis activity!

Hypnosis Technique –Put in hypnotic trance by asking them to focus on something specific and then get them to relax must have a positive attitude about must have a positive attitude about

Hypnosis Result – anesthetic during surgery – helps with pain – doesn’t really help memory – can help quit something by linking habit with bad image

Biofeedback Goal –Control certain body functions like heart rate and cope with tension

Biofeedback Technique –Use sensory equipment to monitor brainwaves or HR and BP task is to keep line level or controlled task is to keep line level or controlled

Biofeedback Result –Control HR or BP – Treat tension headaches

Meditation Goal –Method used to narrow consciousness so that the stresses of the outside world fade away

Meditation Technique –Focus on a peaceful, repetitive stimulus –Examples “Ommm”Music Intricate patterns Breathing patterns

Meditation Result –Consciousness narrowed and become relaxed (suspends worry) –Lowers Blood Pressure and Heart Rate