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consciousness |
the awareness of internal and external environments. it includes ever changing mental activities and processes going on in the mind at any given moment |
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characteristics of consciousness |
personal: it is individual to you, and consists of your understandING of the world selective: you choose to pay attention to some things and ignore others. voluntarily shift attention continuous: it's contents blends together. never a time when consciousness is empty changing: never stationary |
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characteristics of states of consciousness |
- level of awareness - content of thoughts - use of controlled or automatic processes to perform tasks - perceptual experiences - cognitive abilities - emotional awareness - self-control - experience of time |
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Normal Waking Consciousness |
when we are aware and aware of our thoughts memories feelings sensations ans experiences from the outside world we always know who we are abd what we are doing in NWC |
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Altered state of consciousness |
any state of consciousness that is significantly different from normal waking consciousness |
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attention. |
focused on external or internal stimuli the focus can be shifted intentionally or unintentionally |
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