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CONSCIOUSNESS DP 1-5 Flashcards

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Consciousness

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The awareness of our thoughts, feeling (internal) and our environment (external) at any moment in time
- hypothetical construct
- selective: we do not respond to everything (subjective)
- personal: unique and different for everyone
- continuous and changing: it goes without stopping and the contends blend into one another

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Consciousness as a psychological construct

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A psychological construct is a concept that is formed to describe specific patterns of activity
Consciousness cannot be observed directly and thus cannot be directly measured

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Continuum of awareness

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Focused / selective attention
ordinary wakefulness
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daydreaming
meditation
hypnosis
sleep
anesthetized
coma

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Normal waking consciousness (NWC)

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States of consciousness associated with being awake and aware of internal and external environment

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Altered state of consciousness (ASC)

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Characteristics different from normal waking consciousness in terms of awareness of our internal and external environment

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Physiological indicators

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  • HR
  • Body temp
  • eye movement
  • muscle movement
  • brain waves
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Psychological indicators
ACCEPTS - A

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  • awareness
  • content limitations
  • cognitive distortions
  • emotional awareness
  • perception distortions
  • time orientation
  • self control
  • attention
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electroencephalograph (EEG)

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  • detects amplifies and records electrical activity of the brain (brainwaves)
  • electrical activity is produced from communication of brain neurons
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electromyograph (EMG)

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  • detects amplifies and records electrical activity of the muscle tone
  • little to no activity of these muscles indicates low levels of awareness
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Electrooculogram (EOG)

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  • detects amplifies and records electrical activity of the muscles around the eye
  • the higher the level of muscular activity, the more aware we are (vice versa)
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Measurement of speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks

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Comparing speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks (while in NWC) can be used as an indicator of one’s level of consciousness.
- done together

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Measurement of speed

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  • response or reaction time to a stimulus
  • reaction time decreases when in ASC/sleep deprived
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Measurement of accuracy

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  • number of correct/incorrect responses made by the individual
  • number of errors increases when in ASC/sleep deprived
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Sleep laboratory

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ADV - can use many devices (EEG. EMG, EOG, HR monitor)
DIS - sleep can be disrupted due to an artificial environment

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Sleep diaries

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A daily log that can be used to record an individual’s sleep-wake pattern, usually over a period of time.
ADV - gives perspective of individuals experience, time effective, thoughts/feeling of individual are taken into acc
DIS - highly subjective, may be dishonest, lack of reliability

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Video monitoring

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Uses video cameras to observe and record physiological responses of an individual sleep behaviour.
ADV - individual is not disturbed, can be monitored at home
DIS - no internal data, results can be subjective (open to different interpretations), reviewing videos may be time-consuming

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Awareness

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NWC - high levels of awareness of internal thoughts/feeling and external stimuli
ASC - low levels of awareness of internal thoughts/feeling and external stimuli

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Content limitations

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Info held in consciousness
NWC - content can be limited through selective attention to become more organized/logical
ASC - content is fairly unlimited due to lack of control, is often illogical and disorganised

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Cognitive distortions

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NWC - individuals are aware of their thoughts (clear and meaningful), thoughts are structured, focused and organized, capable of logical thinking effective, memory functioning
ASC - info processes is distorted, thinking may be fragmented and illogical, memory impairment, irrational thoughts

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Perceptual distortions

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NWC - are clear, individual can process info from surrounding
ASC - perceptions are dulled / heightened, can be distorted

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Emotional awareness

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NWC - individuals are aware of their feelings and show a normal range of appropriate emotions
ASC - emotional responses tend to be inappropriate heightened, dulled, unpredictable

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Self control

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NWC - conscious ability to maintain self control
ASC - difficulty maintaining self control, controlling movement - may engage in unusual/risky behaviour

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Time orientation

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NWC - perception of time in relation to past, present and future is accurate
ASC - sense of time is distorted - perceived as moving faster/slower

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Controlled process

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Provides a great deal of mental effort. The task is either complex or not well rehearsed.

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Automatic process

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​​Processes requiring little conscious awareness, mental effort and minimal attention
→ Our controlled processes can become automatic processes when practised a lot

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Attention

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The process where we selectively focus on and concentrate our mental activity towards certain environmental stimuli, while ignoring/excluding other stimuli

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Focused attention

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When attention is highly focused, concentration on specific thoughts, feelings or sensations dominates our consciousness that other incoming information may not be noticed.

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Selective attention

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The ability to focus awareness on a single stimulus to the exclusion of other stimuli.

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Divided attention

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Refers to the ability to distribute our attention and undertake two or more activities simultaneously

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Beta

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  • High frequency, low amplitude
  • awake/alert/focused attention
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Alpha

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  • high - med frequency, low amplitude
  • daydreaming/light meditation/drowsiness
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Theta

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  • med frequency, some high/low amplitude
  • deep meditation/light sleep
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Delta

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  • low frequency, high amplitude
  • deep sleep / anaesthetic
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Frequency

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no. of waves/sec

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Amplitude

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Peaks and troughs

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Stimulants

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Drugs that increases nervous system and body activity (excite/arouse the body)
- increase HR, blood pressure, body temp, brain activity
↓amplitude, ↑frequency
eg. caffeine, nicotine, cocaine

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Depressants

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Drugs that decreases nervous system and body activity (sedate the body)
- decrease - HR, breathing and has a relaxing effect on the mind
↑amplitude, ↓frequency
eg. alcohol, opioids, marijuana

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BAC 0.05

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= 17 hours of sleep deprivation

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BAC 0.1

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= 24 hours of sleep deprivation

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Sleep deprivation

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  • detrimental effects on the body both physically and psychologically
  • difficulty focusing eyes, lack of energy and strength, slurred speech, decline in ability to perform simple tasks

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