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Consciousness |
Alertness : awake vs. Unconscious self-awareness : ability to think about self having free will : able to make decisions |
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Altered States and forms of consciousness |
Spontaneously: Day Dreaming dreaming psychologically induced : orgasm illuminations sociologically induced: hypnosis meditation |
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Conscious vs. Unconscious activity (dual-track mind) |
Conscious : problem solving or defining a word unconscious: walking or phobias |
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Blindsight |
It's a consequence a condition where a person can respond to a visual stimuli without experiencing it Ex hold my cup with my eyes closed |
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Dual process |
Mind is getting what we perceive and what we perceive guides our mind |
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Selective attention |
Selecting what you pay attention to |
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Cocktail party effect |
Able to pay attention one at a time especially if it's about you |
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Selective inattention / inattentional blindness |
Billing to see visual objects when our attention is directed elsewhere example magicians |
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Change blindness |
Failure to note changes in environments example moving furniture around |
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Sleep and dreams |
Our brain is still working and still processing information |
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Circadian rhythm |
Our twenty-four-hour clock based on a 24-hour cycle |
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Sleep stages and sleep cycles what is measured? |
Left eye movement right eye movement EMG (muscle tension) EEG (brain waves) |
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4 stages of sleep |
Nrem 1 first starting to fall asleep you begin yawning and brain waves change Nrem 2 Last about 20 min still can be awakened easily Nrem 3 Last about 30 minutes he pretty much fell asleep children tend to wet bed REM( rapid eye movement ) Dreams occur over this time genitals are aroused sleep paralysis
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Why do we sleep |
Sleep protected our ancestors rebuild strength and memories restores and repairs body and brain and facilitates problem solving |
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Effects of sleep deprivation |
Lose brain power gain weight get sick irritable feel old |
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Sleep disorders |
Insomnia not being able to fall asleep narcolepsy sleep attacks sleep apnea repeated awaken breathing stops |
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Hypnosis |
Is social interaction when a person suggest to another person that's it and perceptions feelings and thoughts may occur spontaneously |
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Benefits of hypnosis |
Black awareness of pain reduce obesity anxiety and hypertension improve concentration and performance |
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Divided Consciousness Theory |
Hypnosis cause a split in awareness |
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Social influence Theory |
What the subject is so involved in the hypnosis real she ignores about the cold |
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Damage to the limbic system can affect what |
It can affect our ability to dream |
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What are the three psychoactive drugs |
Depressants stimulants hallucinations |
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What do psychoactive drugs do |
The alter perceptions and mood |
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Withdrawal |
Psychological reaction of absence of |
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What are three depressants |
Alcohol barbiturate opiates |
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What do depressants do |
Reduce neural activities and other body functions |
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What are some effects of alcohol |
Slow neural processing reduce memory formation impaired self-control |
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What are barbituate |
Tranquilizers Affect judgment |
