States of Consciousness
We use this to organize behavior, including thoughts, sensations, and feelings.
What is consciousness?
This is where thoughts can become fuzzy and disoriented and a person may feel less alert
What is an altered state?
This is the stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids and the person is typically experiencing a dream
What is REM sleep?
These are the four major categories of psychoactive drugs
What are stimulants, depressants, opiates, and hallucinogens?
Sigmund Freud divided the human conscious into these three levels of awareness:
What is the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious?
This word can be used to describe a particular way of living. A state of mind that allows people to be present
What is mindfulness?
This can be impacted by environmental factors such as light from electronic devices at night
What is circadian rhythm?
Alcohol is categorized under this drug
What are depressants?
This level of consciousness consists of things we could pay attention to if we desired and is where many memories are stored for easy retrieval
What is the preconscious?
Name two ways someone can practice mindfulness
Yoga, breathing, walking, meditation
This is a genetic disorder in which a person suddenly and without warning collapses into REM sleep during the day
What is narcoplepsy?
These drugs are called "uppers" because they increase the functioning of the nervous system
What are stimulants?
Early psychologist William James spokes of this... in which ideas, sensations, and thoughts flow from one into another.
What is the "stream of consciousness"
This is the state of consciousness in which a person is especially susceptible to suggestion
What is hypnosis?
These occur in NREM stage 2, where there are short bursts of brain activity lasting 0.5 to three seconds
What are sleep spindles?
This is known as the stage where the body is trying to adapt to the absence of the drug, bringing physical symptoms that can include nausea, pain, and high blood pressure.
What is withdrawal?
Modern philosophers argue that there is no single stream of consciousness, but rather multiple "channels" each handling it's own task
What is "chaos of consciousness?"
Explain ONE of three ways one can undergo hypnosis
•Mental imagery or one’s imagination: The mind is capable of using imagery to bringing about changes we’re working toward.
•Present ideas or suggestions: Ideas and suggestions that are compatible with what the patient wants have a more powerful impact on the mind.
•Unconscious exploration: To better understand underlying motivations or identify whether past events or experiences are causing a problem.
These brain waves occur in NREM stage 3 (deep sleep)
What is delta waves?
Another word for these drugs is "narcotics"
What are opioids?