1. 3/17/15
When you hear or see the word “Consciousness” what does it mean to you?
List 2 examples of the various states of Consciousness or words that might be associated with Consciousness.

2. Selective attention: focusing on a particular stimulus.
Usually involves our 5 senses
Direct Inner Awareness: thoughts, images, emotions, or memories.
Examples: being angry, remembering a friend, concepts like fairness or love.

3. Levels of Awareness:
Consciousness: Aware of inner and exterior stimuli
Preconscious: not aware right now but could recall them if needed.
Unconscious/Subconscious: unavailable to awareness.

4. Question?????
If you commit a crime during your sleep are you guilty?

5. Altered States of Consciousness:
Examples include: sleeping, under the influence of drugs/alcohol, meditation, biofeedback, hypnosis, etc.

6. Tibetan meditating Monks being bio-scanned

7. Sleep & Dreams
Circadian Rhythms: Cycle occurring in people, animals, & plants. (every 24 hrs)
Examples: body temp, blood pressure, sleepiness, & wakefulness.

8. Stages of Sleep:
Stage 1: lightest sleep, if awakened we feel like we haven’t been to sleep yet.
Lasts about minutes, we then move to stages 2,3, & 4
Stage 2, 3, & 4: Moving deeper and deeper into sleep.
After about 30 mins of stage 4 we move back to stage 3, then 2, then 1 (takes about 90 min)
Stage 5: REM- breathe more irregularly, blood pressure rises, heart beats faster.

9. Why do we need sleep?
Randy Gardner experiment: no sleep for 11 days= irritable, could not focus eyes, speech difficulties, & memory lapses.
Case study
REM deprived: makes people & animals learn more slowly & forget quickly

10. Sleep problems Insomnia: inability to sleep
*Racing minds & worrying can cause this
*Coping: relaxing when trying to sleep (good) & sleeping pills (not good!)

11. Nightmares: anxiety can cause nightmares to occur more often
*Occurs during REM sleep & usually in the morning

12. Individual Work for your notebook
Monitor your current state of consciousness.
Write a description of some of the physical sensations, thoughts, emotions, and external phenomena that you are registering.
What percentage of your awareness is focused on external sensations, inner thoughts, emotions, etc.
Was one awareness greater than the other? Why?

13. 3/18/2015
What is sleep apnea?
If you have sleep apnea what are some side effects of the disorder?

14. Night Terrors: severe nightmares with a racing heart & gasping for air.
*most people don’t remember exactly what happens
*Occur during 3rd & 4th stage of sleep
*Most common in children

15. Sleep Walking:
*usually children, usually don’t remember the next day, & usually grow out of it.

16. Sleep Apnea: breathing interruption
*Occurs when air passages are blocked
*Usually caused by obesity & snoring
*People may feel tired during the day

17. Narcolepsy: suddenly fall asleep no matter what time it is or where they are.
*Believed to be a genetic functioning problem

18. Meditation, Biofeedback, & Hypnosis
Meditation: narrowing consciousness to relieve stress of the outside world.
Biofeedback: controlling certain bodily functions, such as heart rate.
* Treats things like tension headaches & high blood pressure

19. Hypnosis: altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions & behave as though they are in a trance.
*Has been used in trials, for pain prevention, & quitting bad habits
MIND CONTROL :: How To Hypnotize People

20. Case study
As a class you have min to read through “Top 10 Spooky Sleep Disorders”.
You can work in groups of 2 but no more.
Sleepwalking
Sleep Apnea - Hard to Watch...

21. Individual Work You have 35 min to complete this activity.
Based on what we have covered so far with sleep disorders you are to select 1 and write a pamphlet containing the following:
Description of the disorder
Causes
Treatment
How this is linked to the study of Psychology.

22. Addiction
Physical addiction: your body craves it after a while.

23. Depressants Depressants: slows the activity of the nervous system
* gives people a sense of relaxation
Alcohol: low doses= relaxation, high doses= sleep or worse
Intoxication: another word for drunkenness , root being the word toxic

24. Effects of drinking:
1) slurred speech, blurred vision, clumsy
2) affects judgment
3) lowers inhibitions
* cause of more than half of all fatal car accidents in the U.S.

25. Narcotics: relieves pain & induce sleep
Examples: morphine, heroin, and codeine (derived from the poppy plant)

26. Effects:
1) Morphine: very addictive (the soldier’s disease)
2) Heroin: gives feelings of pleasure, also depression, impairs judgment, memory, AIDS, death.

27. Stimulants Stimulants: increase activity of the nervous system
Effects:
speeds up the heart & breathing
includes nicotine, amphetamines, & cocaine

28. Effects 1) Nicotine: causes release of adrenaline
* causes alertness, reduces appetite
* as addictive as heroine
* 400,000 people a year die from smoke related illnesses

29. 2) Amphetamines: helps to stay awake & reduces appetite
* 1st used in WWII
* produces feelings of pleasure
* causes hallucinations & delusions
3) Cocaine: causes feelings of pleasure, reduces hunger, deadens pain, and boosts self-confidence
Overdose symptoms include restlessness, Insomnia, trembling, headaches, nausea, etc…

30. Hallucinogens:
Hallucinogen: causes hallucinations, relaxation, pleasure, or feelings of panic
Effects:
1) Marijuana: impairs perceptions, coordination, memory, & learning
* can cause anxiety & confusion
2) LSD: (acid) produces hallucinations
* most injure themselves in a panic

31. Treatment Detoxification: removal of a harmful substance from the body
1) Maintenance Programs: given controlled doses
2) Counseling: treats stimulant & depressant abuse
3) Support Groups: people help because they know what you’re going through

32. Teach back of Chapter 5
In groups of no more than 4 you will become content experts on one:
Consciousness
Sleep and sleep problems
Mediation, biofeedback, and hypnosis
How drugs affect consciousness
Your teach back must be accurate, interesting, colorful and last approx min.