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Chapter 5: Consciousness Flashcards

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Consciousness

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A person’s subjective experience of the world and mind

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Subjective

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your own interpretation

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Problems about studying consciousness

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not tangible. every one has their own view

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How to know if someone is conscious

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1) Capacity to experience pain and hunger
2) Capacity to feel, think
3) Capacity for self control

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Mind and body problem

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They are really are seperate

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Rene Descartes said

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“I think, therefore I am”

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Properties of consciousness (4)

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Intension
Unity
Selectivity
Transience

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Intension

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Directed toward something

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Unity

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Consciousness is a whole

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Selectivity

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Pay attention to something

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Transience

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Constantly moving (william James)

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Levels of Consciousness

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Minimal Consciousness
Full Consciousness
Self Consciousness
Self Awareness

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Minimal Consciousness

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not asleep, but minimal

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Full Consciousness

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Rarely happens, never fully Conscious

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Self Conscious

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Looking at yourself as an object (How people see you)

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Self Awareness

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Do you understand you are a separate individual

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Thought suppression

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Fyoder Dostoyevsky 1821-1881

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Fun Fact

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Sometimes we make better decisions with our unconscious mind

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Sleeping on it / deciding on the spot

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Sleeping on it is always better

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Collective Unconsciousness

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C.G Jung

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Joseph Campbell

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Prof og mythology and religion

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Sleep

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We spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping

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What is sleep?

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Altered states of Consciousness

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During sleep (NS)

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Our nervous system is not inactive

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When we sleep

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New memories, including learning are established and integrated. Necessary for consolidation

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During Sleep

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  • Body repairs itself
  • Tissue grows
  • Immune system strengthened
  • Blood supply to muscles increase
  • Growth Hormones released
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Unhealthy weight gain

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Sleeping less than 7-8 hours a night

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Ghrelin

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Tells you to eat more (Hormone)

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Leptin

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Tells you, you are full

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When tired:

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Your Ghrelin goes up and Leptin goes down

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Sleep is like a washing machine

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Your brain cells clean themselves, brain cells generate waste products during regular tasks

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Glymphatic System

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Flushes out toxins between your brain cells

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When sleeping, what happens to brain cells?

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They shrink by up to 60%

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Sleep loss results in reduced:

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Memory, sexdrive, alcohol tollerance

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Cutting sleep affects

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Mood and motivation

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Cutting one hour of sleep

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Greater risk for depression, less emotional control, amygdala and other circuits are 60% more reactive

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Daylight Savings

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Heart attacks, car accidents, workplace accidents, police harassment of cops

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Sleep cycles

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Circadian rhythm, certain stages of sleep correspond to different brainwave patterns

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7 Sleep Cycles

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Beta
Alpha
Theta
Sleep spindles 
K Complexes
Delta
R.E.M
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Beta

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Normal waking Consciousness

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Alpha

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Drowsy, relaxed

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Theta

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Stage 1 of sleep, not quite sleep

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Sleep Spindles

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Stage 2 sleep, body temp decreases, heart rate slows,

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More sleep spindles

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Harder to wake you up

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Delta

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Stage 3/4 of sleep

Blood Pressure drops, breathing slows, no body temp drops, bed wetting, night terrors

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REM

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Rapid eye movement

blood pressure and pulse rise, increased brain activty

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Pattern sleep cycles

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90-120 minutes to complete, 4-5 times a night

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Deprived of Delta sleep

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feel groggy

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Deprived of REM

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Memory sucks, groggy, aggressive

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Powernaps

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Sleep 20 mins

Allows for: Clear thinking, increase alertness, decrease stress, improve memory, enhance creativity

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Dreaming

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Altered state of mind

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Characteristics of dream Consciousness

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Intense emotion, illogical thought, sensation fully formed, difficult to remember

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Activation Synthesis

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Dreams begin with random, we add meaning

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Freud

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Dreams begin with meaning, we add random

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Sleep apnea

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Stop breathing for 10 seconds at a time (Linked to depression)

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Somnambulism

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(Sleep walking) early in night, delta sleep, in between sleep stages

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Narcolepsy

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Intrusion of REM sleep into wakefulness

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Sleep Paralysis

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Wakefulness intruding REM sleep, accompanied by hallucinations

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Exploding head syndrome

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Patients experience loud noises

60
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Sleeping with a stuffy

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Allows one to get a goodnight sleep

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Sleep Hygiene

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Get outside, natural light, bedroom dark and cool

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Drugs

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Something that alters your sense of perception

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Psychoactive drugs

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Alter brain chemical messaging systems
Change awareness and mood
Influence nervous system

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Mechanisms of influence

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Agonists: Increase neurotransmitters
Antagonists: Block neurotransmitters

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Why take drugs

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To feel better, for religious reasons, conviviality (Socially), enhance experiences

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Drug use and abuse

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Physically and mentally addicted

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Overdose occurs when

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Too much or too strong
Take drugs in different setting
Compensatory responses

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Classifications of Drugs

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Classified by effects on psychology

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Depressants

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Reduce activity of CNS

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Stimulants

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Enhance Activity of CNS

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Narcotics

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Reduce pain, induce calm

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Hallucingens

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Alter perceptions of reality

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Marijuana

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Class all in its own

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Depressants in depth

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Effects Gaba

Calming, reduce stress, counteracts stimulants

75
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Leading depressant

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Alcohol

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Expectancy theory

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Placebo: Feed girls water, still act drunk

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Stimulants in Depth

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Effects of dopamine and norepinephrine

heightened arousal and activity

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High doses of Stimulants

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Insomnia, aggression, paranoia

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Types of stimulants

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Caffeine, meth, speed, nicotine

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Caffeine

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Most common stimulant

Caffeine causes: Nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness

81
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Guarana

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Natural caffeine

82
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Caffeine is good for

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Asthma attacks

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Nicotine

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Over 7,000 chemicals in a cigarettes

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Negative affects of nicotine

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Increased risk for heart attack, low birth rates

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Cannabis

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Contains psychoactive drug thc

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THC works on

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Anandamide neurotransmitters that regulate memory, mood, appetite, and pain

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Medical uses for thc

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Pain, seizures

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Narcotics, Opiates

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Used to reduce intense pain

induces lethargic euphoria

89
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Highly addicted physically and psychologically

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Know this

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Hallucinogens

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Alters perception and sensations
Unlikely to be addictive
effects vary person to person

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Replacement therapy

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Nicotine patch, methadone

92
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Harm reduction

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Pragmatic humane approach

reduce harmful consequences and consumption

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