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13 Cards in this Set
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Consciousness |
The awareness of objects and events in the external world and our own existence and mental experiences at any given moment |
Experience |
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Normal waking consciousness |
The state of consciousness associated with being awake and aware of the thoughts, feelings, memories, and the sensations we are experiencing from the outside world |
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Altered state of consciousness |
Any state of consciousness that is distinctly different form nwc in terms of level of awareness and experience and the thoughts feeling memories and sensations we experience |
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Daydreaming |
An altered state of consciousness in which we shift out attention from external stimuli to internal thoughts and imagined scenarios |
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Levels of Awareness |
Varying degrees of awareness when we are awake |
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Controlled Process |
Involves conscious, alert awareness and metal effort in which the individual focuses their attention on achieving a particular goal |
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Automatic Process |
Invlolved little conscious awareness and mental effort, minimal attention and does not interfere with the performance of other activities. |
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Selective Attention |
Choosing and attending to specific stimuli to the exclusion of others |
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Divided Attention |
The ability to distribute our attention and undertake two or more activities simultaneously |
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Distortions of Perception and Cognition |
The different way we experience perceptions and sensations in asc to nwc. Asc makes senses more receptive to external stimuli or dulls senses to such an extent that some sensations are not experienced at all. |
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Emotional Awareness |
Asc sometimes appear to put an individual's feelings into turmoil resulting in uncharacteristic responses. Emotional/less |
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Self Control |
Changes in ability to maintain self control. Asc or alcohol induced state can be more impulsive |
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Time orientation |
Frequent distortion of time estimation in asc |
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