Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

PSYC1031 TERM 1 EXAM > CONSCIOUSNESS > Flashcards

CONSCIOUSNESS Flashcards

1
Q

conscious

A

being awake and are (and with control)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

unconscious

A

being asleep, knocked out , unaware

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The Unconscious

A

unaware memories, desires

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Consciousness

A
  • a mental state
  • may involve thoughts, sensations, perceptions, moods, dreams, self-awareness
  • subjective experience
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Altered stated of Consciousness (ASCs) and examples

A

non ordinary states of consciousness:

  • sleep
  • meditation
  • hypnosis
  • psychoactive substances
  • trance/dissociation
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

General characteristics of ASCs

A
  • alterations in thinking
  • disturbed sense of time
  • loss of control
  • body image change
  • perceptual distortions
  • hypersuggestibility
  • feelings of rejuvenation
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Mapping ASCs:

Fisher’s Model

A

From EGOTROPHIC =sympathetic to
TROPHOTROPIC =parasympathetic

very over simplistic and only physiological

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Mapping ASCs:

Tart’s Approach

A

[grid of high and low states of rationality and hallucinate]
State 1- ordinary consciousness
State 2- REM/dreaming
State 3- Lucid dreaming

an open system for categorising

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Investigating ASCs

A
  • brain imaging techniques
  • cognitive tests
  • subjective reports
  • state questionnaires
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Electroencephalograph (EEG)

A
  • measures electromagnetic variation of the scalp

- different states if alertness founds to exhibit different wave forms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

EEG results and different wave lengths

A

Beta-highly alert
Alpha- relaxed
Theta - drowsy
Delta- deep sleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Rapid eye movement (REM)

A

dreams are more visually vivid, emotional and illogical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Non-rapid eye movement

NREM

A

dreams are more directly related to waking life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

hypnagogic

A

liminal waking-sleeping stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

hypnopompic

A

liminal sleep-waking stage -prove to anomalous experiences such as sleep paralysis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Opponent Process Model:

Homeostatic sleep drive (nocturnal)

A

physiological process strives to sleep

17
Q

Opponent Process Model:

Clock-dependent altering process (diurnal)

A
  • biological clock rouses sleeper

- operate circadian rhythm

18
Q

Opponent Process Model

A

2 opposing drives interact to proceed daily cycle- controlled by neuro-hormonal/chemical processes

19
Q

Neurochemical basis of sleep and dreaming

A

-pineal controls sleep hormone /neurotransmitter production-sensitive to light
serotonin= alert converted to melatonin=sleep

-pineal also thought to produce DMT (an endogenous hallucinogenic) through to regulate dreams

20
Q

Lucid dreams

A
  • dreamer is aware they are dreaming and has some control over the dream
  • related to internal ‘locus of control’
  • can be learnt
21
Q

Theories of dreaming:

Dreams as wishful fulfilment of unconscious (Freud)

A
  • dreams symbolise fears and unfulfilled desires
  • communication between unconscious and consciousness
  • disguised and symbolically to avoid guilt and anxiety
  • can be decoded to reveal underlying psychology
22
Q

Theories of dreaming:

dreams as memory consolidation

A
  • function of sleep is to transfer from short term memory to long term memory
  • NREM for conscious memory/ REM for unconscious memory
  • little support
  • suggestions of long term memory firings are actually dreams
23
Q

Hypnosis

A

heightened state of suggestibility or responsiveness

24
Q

Features of hypnosis

A
  • suggestibility is increased
  • attention is selective
  • enriched fantasy readily evoked
  • reality testing reduced
  • post-hypnotic amnesia can be suggested
25
Q

Susceptibility to hypnosis

A
  • 10% to 50% cannot be hypnotised
  • no significant gender, IQ, or educational level
  • susceptibility peaks before puberty, stabilises in adulthood and decreases in older age
  • several scales available to measure susceptibility
26
Q

Barber Suggestibility Scale

A
  1. Arm lowering
  2. Arm levitation
  3. Hand lock
  4. Thirst hallucination
  5. V erbal inhibition
  6. Body immobility
  7. Post hypnotic-like response
  8. Selective Amnesia
27
Q

Hypnotherapy uses

A
  • reduction I pre surgery anxiety
  • overcoming addictions
  • treating emotional problems
28
Q

Benefits of hypnosis and dreams

A

pyschoanalysis

29
Q

Benefits of psychedelics

A

addiction cessation, PTSD, death anxiety

30
Q

Benefits of meditation

A

insight, reduction of stress and anxiety

31
Q

State theories of hypnosis:

Hidden observer theory

A

-control system is outside of consciousness awareness

32
Q

State theories of hypnosis:

neo-dissociation theory

A
  • multiple levels of control
  • executive ego controls and monitors control systems
  • hypnotised gives up some control to hypnotist
33
Q

Non state theories of hypnosis

A
  • solely belief, compliance and imagination

- combination of experience and suggestion

PSYC1031 TERM 1 EXAM (12 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions