consciousness and self-consciousness. consciousness sensation and perception examined the effects of...
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Consciousness and
self-consciousness
Consciousness
Sensation and Perception examined the effects of sensory input and how it is interpreted. Consciousness examines how we process and define our world.
Suggested supplemental material:Internet Listening:Radio Lab (www.wnyc.org) Season One: “Who Am I?” Season Two: “Where Am I?” Season Three: “Sleep”
Learning Objectives: States of Consciousness (sleep) Hypnosis (fantasy prone personality) Altering Consciousness
Meanings of consciousness Sensory awareness Select aspect of attention Direct inner awareness Freud:
Preconscious, Unconscious, Nonconscious Personal Unity Waking State
Sleep & Dreams Tool: EEG Measure: Brain Waves States:
Awake, (beta waves) Relaxed, (alpha waves) Sleeping (theta, delta)
5 Stages of Sleep
Stages 1 - 4 (NREM) Stage 1: theta waves, Hypnagogic state Stage 2: brain spindles Stage 3: delta waves Stage 4: Deepest Stage
sleep terror, bedwetting, sleepwalking
5 Stages of Sleep Stage 5 (REM)
“Paradoxical Sleep” Nightmares Sleep paralysis An explanation of Alien Abduction
claims (solved!)
SLEEP: miscellaneous Function: Why do we sleep? Freud: dream interpretation Activation-Synthesis Model Sleep Disorders
Hypnosis Franz Anton Mesmer
“Mesmerism” “Animal Magnetism” Hypnosis
Hypnosis terms
Theories of Hypnosis Role Theory
Focus on hypnotic suggestions Not Faking
Response Set Theory Expectancies
Neodissociation Theory Imagination as distraction
Role of Fantasy Fantasy Prone Personality
Spend much time, vivid Normal: future situations
planning, decision making Sexual fantasies are normal Males: higher frequency
Deviant: sex & aggression Males: emotionally unstable, socially alienated
Theories of Hypnosis Franz Anton Mesmer
“Mesmerism” “Animal Magnetism” Hypnosis Hypnosis terms
Role Theory (Not Faking) Focus on hypnotic suggestions
Response Set Theory Expectancies
Neodissociation Theory (E. Hildegard) Imagination as distraction
CONSCIOUSNESS Meditation
Act/process of thinking vs. ritual exercises Spiritual, philosophical Valuable for relaxation, lower BP
Biofeedback Obtain environmental info Develop control Employ it when needed
Altering Consciousness Through Drugs
Depressants Alcohol (Wernicke-Korsakoff) Opiates Barbiturates
Altering Consciousness Through Drugs
Stimulants: Amphetamines Nicotine Cocaine
Altering Consciousness Through Drugs
Hallucinogenics Marijuana
mild hallucinogen Lysergic Acid Dithalimide
“LSD” Synthetic ergot