1. Consciousness Chapter 5

2. Section 1

3. Consciousness: Awareness of things inside and outside of ourselves
Behaviorist View
John Watson
Not important to consider consciousness
Constructionist view
A concept used to talk about something we cannot see, touch, or measure directly

4. Awareness 3 types Sensory
aware of your environment through sight, taste, smell, hearing
ex: smell food cooking, seeing the sun rise, and hearing your mother calling you
Not always aware of your environment= not paying attention in class, listening to a song on the radio

5. Direct inner awareness
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Direct inner awareness
Being aware of things inside of yourself
Thinking abstract concepts, memories
ex: feeling angry, love, fairness,
( no hearing, touching or smelling involved)
Imagine jumping into a lake or swimming I a pool on a hot day

6. 3. Sense of self (each person experiences)
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3. Sense of self (each person experiences)
Aware of ourselves and our existence
A child does not use his name until he realizes I am an Unique individual separate from other people

7. 3 Levels of Consciousness

8. Preconscious level What you can recall if you had to
What you wore last night
Where you went on vacation

9. Unconscious level (subconscious)
is unavailable to awareness
Information is hidden
Allowing things to interfere with your plans

10. Non-conscious level Biological functions Blinking of your eyes
Breathing
Nails and hair growing
Pupils adjusting to light

11. Section 2 Sleep and Dreams

12. Freud’s theory
Certain memories are painful or considered unacceptable.
We develop defense mechanisms to push things from our conscious mind into our unconscious mind

13. Altered states of consciousness
In which a person’s sense of self or sense of the world changes
Sleeping
Under the influences of drugs
Meditation
Biofeedback
Hypnosis

14. Sleep and Dreams Circadian Rhythms Biological clocks
Body temperature, blood pressure and sleepiness and wakefulness during a 24 hour period

15. Sleep
Defined in terms of brains wave patterns which can be measured by a EEG (electroencephalograph)

16. Stages of sleep
Lightest sleep- Brief dream like images that resemble vivid photographs minutes
Starting deeper sleep
deep sleep stage slow brain waves
Deepest sleep stage- hardest to wake up in
REM (rapid eye movement sleep)

17. The preceding 4 stages are known as non rapid eye movement or NREM
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The preceding 4 stages are known as non rapid eye movement or NREM
Most people go through these stages 5 X
Periods of REM become longer
Morning REM may last 30 minutes

18. Why do we sleep? Revive the tired body
Build up resistance to infection
Brain development
Exercise the brain in babies
Release growth hormone

19. No sleep- irritable, memory lapses, and speech difficulties
REM rebound- learn slower, forget more rapidly
Can you catch up on your sleep?

20. DREAMS During REM most vivid Black and white / Color
Every time we sleep
People dream in real time

21. Sleep Problems Insomnia- the inability to sleep
Nightmares- common for most people
Night Terrors- same as nightmares but much more sever
Children have them

22. Sleep walking- usually out grow this
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Sleep walking- usually out grow this
Sleep Apnea- breathing is interrupted (linked to SIDS)
Narcolepsy
rare sleep problem
Suddenly falling sleep no matter what time it is
No know cause

23. Meditation, Biofeedback and Hypnosis Section 3

24. Meditation
a method some people use to try to narrow their consciousness so that the stresses of outside world fade away
Egyptians gazed into oil burning lamps

25. INDIA
yoga
stare at an intricate pattern on a vase
By narrowing of the consciousness people can suspend pain, worry and stress.
Buddhism
one with the universe
Repeat pleasing sound
mantras—om---focus on sound

26. Biofeedback
A system that provides or feeds back information about something happening in the body.
Used to relax, slow the heart, lower blood pressure, and release muscle tension.

27. Hypnosis
Is an altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions and behave as though they are in a trance.
Used as an anesthetic, reduce anxiety, manage pain and overcome fears

28. You can only be hypnotized?
Maybe if you want to be.
Might be effective
Hypnosis and memory not very reliable.
Used to manage pain and to quit bad habits

29. Section 4

30. Drugs and consciousness
Addiction
Distorts people’s perceptions
change their moods
see or hear things that are not there
Depressants
Alcohol
intoxication

31. Narcotics Addictive, depressant reduce pain induce sleep Morphine
Heroin
codeine

32. Stimulants Raise blood pressure, increase heart rate, distorts brain activity “hallucination and delusions”
Hallucinogens
Marijuana, LSD, flashbacks
Nicotine
Amphetamines
Cocaine

33. Treatment for drug abuse
Detoxification the removal of the harmful substance from the body
Maintenance programs—
Counseling support groups---AA