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18 Cards in this Set
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Consciousness |
The awareness of objects and events in the external world and internal events at any given moment. It is personal, continuous and changing |
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State of Consciousness |
Level of awareness of our internal state and external surroundings |
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Normal Waking Consciousness |
The states of consciousness associated with being awake and aware of our thoughts, memories, feelings and external sensations |
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Altered States of Consciousness |
A state of consciousness that is characterised by reduced awareness of stimuli and that is different from normal waking consciousness |
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Characteristics of Consciousness |
-Levels of awareness -Emotional awareness -Time orientation -Self-control -Perceptual and cognitive distortions -Content limitations -Controlled ad automatic processes |
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Daydreaming |
an ASC in which we shift our attention from external stimuli to internal thoughts, feelings and imagined scenarios |
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Characteristics of daydreaming |
-Lowered level of awareness -Fewer content limitations -Difficulty performing controlled processes -Perceptual and cognitive distortions -Change in self-control -Change in emotional awareness |
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Alcohol-Induced State |
ASC in which people experience worse vision, memory, attention span and self-control |
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Brain Wave Types |
-Beta -Alpha -Theta -Delta |
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Beta Waves |
High frequency, low amp |
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Alpha Waves |
High frequency, low amp |
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Theta Waves |
Medium frequency, low amp |
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Delta Waves |
Low frequency, high amp |
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EEG |
Detects, amplifies and records general patterns of electrical activity of the brain |
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EOG |
Detects, amplifies and records general patterns of electrical activity of muscles that control eye movement |
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EMG |
Detects, amplifies and records general patterns of electrical activity in muscles |
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GSR |
Sweat=increased electrical conduct and decreased resistance Sweat=decreased electrical conduct and increased resistance |
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Other Physiological Measures |
-Body temperature -Heart rate |
