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consciousness

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awareness of thoughts, feelings, perceptions and surroundings at any moment

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types of consciousness

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continuous
changing
personal
selective

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NWC

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normal waking consciousness
when we are awake and aware of our thoughts, memories, feelings and sensation’s
everyday life without the need of aid

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ASC

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distinctly changing different in the quality and pattern of thoughts, feelings
achieved by use of an aid
induced

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physiological response detectors

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DARE
Detect
Amplify
Record
Electrical activity
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EEG- Encephalo

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DARE of the brain in the form of brain waves

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EMG- Electromyograph

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DARE of the skeletal muscles

indicating change in muscle activity and tension

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EOG- Electrooculograph

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DARE of the muscles that control eye movement to measure REM and NREM

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speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks

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used as a measure of an individuals ability to use controlled processing over auto
C.T try to be as objective as possible to allow consistent and standardised testing to occur

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sleep diaries

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self reported method
recording of time slept and awake
waking participants up at various stages of sleep to describe experience

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video monitoring

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infrared light is used so that the person is not woken

used to measure sleep behaviours

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naturally occuring

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sleep
daydreaming
coma

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induced

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alcohol induced
meditation
anaesthetic

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consciousness characteristics

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levels of awareness 
content limitations
controlled and automatic processes
perceptual and cognitive distortions
emotional awareness
self control
time orientation
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levels of awareness: NWC

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awake and aware of internal and external events

good sense of time, place, reality

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levels of awareness: ASC

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increased or decreased

usually lowered during ASC but can be increased when person experiences heightened awareness

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content limitations: NWC

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constrained and controlled

can process information effectively

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content limitations: ASC

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more or less

less constrained or controlled with reduced ability to process information but fewer limitations on content

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controlled and automatic processes: NWC

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able to perform within normal limits

attention is focused and can be divided between tasks

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controlled and automatic processes: ASC

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less ability to perform controlled and automatic processes

less control over attention, cannot divide between tasks

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perceptual and cognitive distortions: ASC

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perception may be altered
memory process disruption/distortion
thought processes are disorganised and less logical

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perceptual and cognitive distortions: NWC

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perceptions are realistic and normal
effective controlled of memory (storage and retrieval)
thought processes are organised and logical

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emotional awareness: NWC

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greater awareness of emotions and control of emotional awareness

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emotional awareness: ASC

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less control of emotions

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self control: NWC

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more control over actions and movements

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self control: ASC

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less controlled over actions/movements

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time orientation: NWC

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clear sense of time

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time orientation: ASC

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distorted sense of time may appear to speed up/ slow down

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level of awareness

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awareness of internal and external events

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content limitation

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amount of control you have to limit what you attend to

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controlled and automatic processes

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ability to perform 2 or more tasks at once depending on complexity

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perceptual and cognitive distortions

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awareness and efficiency of perceptions and cognitions

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emotional awareness

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experience of emotions

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self control

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monitoring behaviours

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time orientation

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ability to perceive speed at which time passes

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continuum of awareness

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ASC:
total awareness
lack of awareness

NWC:
focussed attention
ordinary wakefulness
divided attention

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stimulants: substances

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speed up body’s physiological and mental processes

(coffee, nicotine), heart rate, pupils>

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stimulants/brainwaves: substances

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increased physiological arousal
increase beta waves
decreased alpha, theta, delta waves

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depressants

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substances that slow down body’s physiological and mental processes

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stimulants and brainwaves: depressants

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decrease physiological arousal
decrease beta waves
increase alpha, delta, theta waves

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sleep deprivation

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results in a negative mood state

irritability, short tempered, impatient

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alcohol/mood

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emotions and mood may be exaggerated or intensified
little control over mood and may fluctuate
overly emotional , inappropriate

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