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    States of Consciousness

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    States of Consciousness What is a “State of Consciousness” * A pattern of subjective experience‚ and a way of explaining internal and external events in our lives * The various states of consciousness that we all experience * In between wakefulness and sleep * Times of day when we daydream Forms of Consciousness * Subjective/private - no one knows what reality is like for anyone else - every human creature is constituted to be able profound and secret mystery to every

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    States of Consciousness Jackson Explain all four states of consciousness and provide an example of a behavioral associated with each state of consciousness. Waking consciousness: state in which thoughts‚ feelings‚ and sensations are clear‚ organized and the person feels alert. An example would be doing your daily activates. Sleep/dreams: Your body must sleep. You have internal clock that tells you when to go to sleep and when to wake up. Everyone needs at least eight hours of sleep. There are

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    Altered State of Consciousness‚ also known as ASC‚ is a temporary change in one’s normal mental state without being considered unconscious. There are many different types of ASC but some examples would be dissociation‚ hypnosis and meditation. All these forms of ASC can all be achieved in different ways‚ and are achieved for different reasons. For example‚ meditation is usually used to help reduce stress‚ and lower anxiety. While hypnosis is used to open people to the power of suggestion. Altered

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    Consciousness: Sleep‚ Dreams‚ Hypnosis‚ and Drugs Roberto Diaz was very anxious. He was nearing the end of his freshman semester when he suddenly remembered that he had signed up for another class and had never attended it. He couldn’t even remember the name of the course‚ but exams were coming on fast and he was absolutely sure that he was going to fail that “mystery” class. To make things worse‚ he’d been searching for this “lost course” for five nights in a row. Each time he woke up…fearful

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    Chapter 5 Altering Consciousness through Drugs Psychoactive substances= drugs that have psychological effects such as stimulation or distortion of perceptions. Stimulant=a drug that _________ the activity of the nervous system. Stimulants elevate mood‚ increase feelings of well-being‚ and increase energy and alertness. cocaine= crack cocaine= amphetamines= Methamphetamine=

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    him only because of his family’s financial status. His Family is very religious and well known in their town‚ for their strong belief in God and the church. Part II Case: John Doe was interview by Bianca Gilchrist to show how a drug can alter the state of consciousness of a person. John Doe was a young boy who was just starting college and allowed his peers to influence him to take Ecstasy. John Doe was influenced at a party that some of his teammates

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    Chapter 4 talks about states of consciousness. William James is associated with the stream of consciousness‚ which is a term used to describe the continuous flow of changing stations sensations‚ images‚ thoughts‚ and feelings. Consciousness is an individual’s awareness of external events and internal sensations under a condition of arousal. There are two types of consciousness‚ awareness and arousal. Awareness is awareness of the self and thoughts about one’s experiences and thoughts about our thoughts

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    Psych Your Name: K. Mentink; SS14 Competency: Evaluate the impact of states of consciousness on behavior Chapter 3.1: States of Consciousness – Full Paper ***We process most information outside of our conscious awareness*** We canNOT multitask effectively – conscious processing is SERIAL (one thought at a time) 1. Explain Dual Processing and “The Two-Track Mind”‚ describing unconscious parallel processing and serial conscious processing‚ and

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    Nowadays the use of drugs is very common in our life. There is no precise definition for drug‚ as the meaning of it follows according to how the users intend to use it. Some may called it medicine but some may called it death‚ but the main purpose of drugs is actually to reduce pain or kill some cancer cells in our body. Unfortunately‚ many people especially those uneducated teenagers tend to misuse drugs. They have no idea how it can both harm them physically and mentally. I would say that the

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    States of Consciousness Have you ever wondered why is it that when you are in class you never leave with an understanding of the lesson or seem to remember anything that was taught‚ even though you were awake the whole time? Or when at work or driving‚ you seemed to have gotten the job done but you do not remember doing it or how you got to your destination. Well‚ that’s your consciousness at work. In the last 24 hours‚ I have experience different states of my consciousness. Let’s’ take Daydreaming

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