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Consciousness comes from what latin word? |
Conscientia (shared knowledge) |
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Who was the first to use the modern meaning of conscience? |
John Locke |
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John Locke originally tied the idea of conscience to what? |
Morality |
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What is consciousness? |
Anything that we are aware of at any given moment |
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Do automatic behaviours require consciousness? |
No, automatic behaviours are mastered |
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What is an example of a consciously learned skill that becomes automatic? |
Driving |
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What are subliminal stimuli? |
Sensory stimuli below the threshold for conscious perception |
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What is subliminal perception? |
Processing outside of awareness |
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According to recent definitions, stimuli are subliminal if...? |
They are attended by the brain but not consciously perceived |
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Is it generally accepted that the brain can process information at a sub-conscious level? |
Yes |
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What are the four levels of consciousness? |
Conscious Pre-conscious Non-Conscious Unconscious/Subconscious |
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What is our preconscious? |
That which we are not aware of but can be brought to mind |
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What is a key aspect of our preconscious? |
Memory |
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What is an example of something that is in our non-conscious? |
Blood pressure |
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What is our non-conscious? |
Things that are outside of our awareness, we cannot control these |
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What is our unconscious/subconscious? |
Things that we are not aware of but influence our conscious thought |
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What are some examples of things related to our subconscious? |
Freudian slip Subliminal messaging |
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What are 10 states of consciousness? |
Meditation Awake Hypnosis Sensory deprivation Daydreaming Orgasm Starvation Dreaming Hallucination Asleep |
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What are hallucinations? |
Realistic perceptual experiences without external stimuli |
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What are the two kinds of hallucinations? |
Auditory and visual |
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What is an example of an auditory hallucination? |
Hearing voices |
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What is an example of a visual hallucination? |
Seeing flashes |
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What is an example of a tactile hallucination? |
Bugs on/under the skin (methamphetamine addicts) |
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Can hallucinations occur through misperception/imagination? |
Yes |
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What is deja vu? |
Sense that you have experiences something previously and/or predict what is going to happen |
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What is capgras syndrome? |
Disorder in which a person believes that a friend/family member has been replaced by an imposter |
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Capgras syndrome most commonly occurs in what disorder? |
Schizophrenia |
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How does cocaine affect the central nervous system? |
It is a stimulant that increases dopamine levels |
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What are the feelings associated with cocaine use? |
Euphoria Mental and physical exertion Decrease in hunger Increase in pain threshold Sense of wellbeing |
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At what blood alcohol level are the depressant actions of alcohol revealed? |
.05-.10 |
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What is sleep debt? |
When sleep needs are not met |
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Does one sleep counteract all your sleep debt? |
No |
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Chronic sleep debt mimics what natural process? |
Ageing |
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Sleep debt is conducive to what? |
Obesity Hypertension Memory impairment |
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What are the three theories of interpreting dreams? |
Biological view Psychodynamic/Psychoanalysis view Associative Thinking |
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What is the biological view of dream interpretation? |
You dream about things that were on your mind |
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What is the psychodynamic/psychoanalysis view of dream interpretation? |
Wish fulfilment (sexual and aggressive drives). Has latent and manifest content. |
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What is latent content in a psychoanalytic dream analysis point of view? |
The unconscious meaning of the dream |
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What is manifest content in a psychoanalytic dream analysis point of view? |
Storyline of the deram |
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What is the associative thinking dream analysis point of view? |
Cognitive view. Dreams are just thoughts and metaphors for your concerns |
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Research has shown that dreams really are related to what? |
Our concerns |