stages of consciousness
This is the stage of consciousness when you're fully aware and responsive to your environment
A mental state often achieved through focused breathing and mindfulness
what is meditation?
You're driving a familiar route and suddenly realize you don't remember the last 10 minutes.
What is an example of automatic processing or waking unconsciousness?
This stage involves vivid dreams and rapid eye movement
What is REM sleep?
a trance like state where a person is highly suggestible but still aware
what is hypnosis?
You wake up from a vivid dream and remember it clearly.
What is an example of REM sleep?
This is the deepest non-REM stage of sleep, important for physical recovery.
What is stage 3 (slow wave sleep or deep sleep)?
a state of complete immersion in an activity, where time seems to fade
You feel deeply calm and focused during a yoga session.
What is an example of meditation?
During the stage, your brain produces alpha waves and you feel relaxed but awake
what is the pre sleep or drowsy state?
The main difference between REM sleep and deep sleep.
What is the presence of dreaming and brain activity in REM vs. restoration in deep sleep?
You lose track of time while painting or coding
What is an example of a flow state?
This stage includes hallucinations or a hypnagogic state as you fall asleep
What is stage 1 sleep?
The altered state most associated with creative breakthroughs and "aha!" moments.
What is a flow state?
A magician hypnotizes a volunteer to forget the number 7 temporarily.
what is an example of hypnosis?