Chapter 5 Flashcards
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consciousness
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- a person’s subjective experience of the world and the mind.
2
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problem of timing
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- our brains are active BEFORE we consciously think
3
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4 basic properties of consciousness
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- intentionality
- unity
- selectivity
- transience
4
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Levels of Consciousness
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- Minimal Consciousness
- Full Consciousness
- Self- Consciousness
5
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Minimal Consciousness
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- low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior
ex. ) someone pokes you in your sleep and you turn over.
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Full Consciousness
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-when you know and are able to report your mental state. Ex.) when you have a hurt leg and mindlessly rub it. Pain isn’t that bad, until you are fully aware of it. Thats when pain becomes more unbearable.
7
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Self- Consciousness
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- persons attention is drawn to the self as an object. ex) most people experience this when they are embarrassed , or when they find themselves the focus of attention in a group
8
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selective attention
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- dichotic listening
9
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tolerance
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- repetition of any type of drug
- need more of the drug to get the same type of affect
10
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drug dependence
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- needs drug to function
- physical effects
- sweating
- increased heart rate
- constant
11
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classes of drugs
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- depressants
- stimulants
- narcotics
- hallucinogens
- marijuana
12
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altered state of consciousness
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- a form of experience that departs significantly from the normal subjective experience of the world and the mind.
ex. ) changes of thinking, disturbances in the sense of time, feelings of the loss of control, changes in emotional expression.
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depressants
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- substances that reduce the activity of the central nervous system.
- they have sedative or calming effects , tend to induce sleep in high doses, and produces both physical and psychological dependence.
14
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psychoactive drugs
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- chemicals that influence consciousness or behavior by altering the brain’s chemical message system
15
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stimulants
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- substances that excite the central nervous system, heightening arousal and activity levels.
