Levels of consciousness
Consciousness refers to awareness of three areas
Sensory awareness, inner awareness, sense of self
a stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, a high level of brain activity, a deep relaxation of the muscles, and dreaming.
(Rapid Eye Movement) REM Sleep
A state of consciousness resulting from a narrowed focus of attention and characterized by heightened suggestibility.
Hypnosis
Chemicals that affect the nervous system and result in altered consciousness.
Psychoactive drugs
Something that causes a response
Stimulus
He proposed the first theory organizing consciousness in different levels.
S. Freud
Walking or carrying out behaviors while asleep.
Sleepwalking
Hypnotists can suggest things for their participants to remember or forget when the trance is over. This is known as...
Posthypnotic suggestion
This drug is considered a hallucinogen and users often become psychologically addicted to it.
Marijuana
With a night terror the person may suddenly awaken or have a persistent fear that occurs at night. People usually have no memory of night terrors.
Frightening dreams, commonly known as nightmares, can occur during the dreaming phase of REM sleep. A nightmare may frighten the dreaming sleeper, who will often wake up with a very vivid memory of an overly terrifying dream.
It contains memories that are easily recalled.
Preconscious
A condition characterized by suddenly failing asleep or feeling very sleepy during the day.
Narcolepsy
The process of learning to control bodily states with the help of machines monitoring the states to be controlled.
Biofeedback
What is the most commonly used depressant?
Alcohol
Due to continuous use of a drug, the body craves it to feel normal.
Addiction
Our unconscious includes information about (name 3).
Fears, shameful thoughts, desires, violent urges, hurtful memories
A prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep—has many causes and takes many forms. It may be caused by anxiety or depression. Overuse of alcohol or drugs can also cause this.
Insomnia
A method for narrowing consciousness
Meditation
What is the most commonly used stimulant today?
Caffeine
Stimulants prescribed to help people stay awake and reduce appetite.
Includes basic biological functions of which we are not aware.
Nonconscious
Sequence of bodily changes that occurs every 24 hours.
Circadian rhythm
List three uses of hypnosis.
1. Pain prevention
2. Recalling memories
3. Quitting bad habits
Why do people become addicted to opiates?
Opiates produce analgesia, or pain reduction; euphoria, which is sometimes described as a pleasurable state somewhere between awake and asleep.
False idea that seems real
Delusion