Consciousness Quiz

Question 1

awareness of self and environment

Answer 1

Consciousness

Question 2

Consciousness is a psychological construct meaning it…

Answer 2

can’t be seen or felt but is
known because how it affects behavior

Question 3

to focus on one thing

Answer 3

Selective attention

Question 4

awareness of environment

Answer 4

Sensory awareness

Question 5

aware of what’s going on
inside of you e.g. feelings and emotions

Answer 5

Direct inner awareness

Question 6

awareness of ourselves and our
existence

Answer 6

Sense of self

Question 7

the here and now (thoughts, perceptions)

Answer 7

Conscious Level

Question 8

information that can easily be recalled (memories, stored knowledge)

Answer 8

Preconscious Level

Question 9

hidden information – unknown
motivations – too painful or socially unacceptable (fears, violent motives, selfish needs)

Answer 9

Unconscious/subconscious Level

Question 10

Basic biological functions that we do not sense such as your fingernails growing or your pupils adjusting to light

Answer 10

Nonconscious Level

Question 11

Refers to states in which a person’s sense of self changes. These states can include:
sleep
being under the influence of drugs
meditation
hypnosis (maybe??)

Answer 11

Altered States of Consciousness

Question 12

Why do we sleep

Answer 12

Sleep protects—evolutionary perspective
Sleep helps us recuperate—restore and repair brain tissue
Restore and repair our day’s memories
Feeds creative thinking
Sleep supports growth—pituitary gland releases growth hormone in NREM-3

Question 13

24 hours: sleep-wake cycle

Changes in body temp., blood pressure

Cycle responds to light - more tired during the winter? More melatonin being released by the pineal gland in the dark

Long flights, change in sleep schedule, and exposure to bright lights can reset clock

Answer 13

Circadian Rhythms

Question 14

Lightest sleep
From beta to alpha wave patterns
Vivid- can easy recall thoughts if awaken at this time
Lasts about 30 minutes

Answer 14

NREM-1

Question 15

Characterized by sleep spindles – burst of rapid brainwave activity
Somniloquy (sleep-talking) starts at this stage
Lasts about 20 minutes

Answer 15

NREM-2

Question 16

Deep sleep – release delta waves
Last about 30 minutes then restart to hit reverse in the cycle
Somnambulism (sleep walking) and night terrors occur at this stage
Still some brain processing – awareness – ex. Not crushing babies while asleep

Answer 16

NREM-3

Question 17

Rapid-eye movement
Beta Waves
Breathing irregular, blood pressure rises, faster heart beat
Motor cortex active but brainstem blocks messages/paradoxical sleep
Most dreams occur during this stage (over 100,000 dreams within a lifetime)

Answer 17

REM Sleep

Question 18

Sleep cycle

Answer 18

awake, 1, 2, 3,2, rem, 2, 3, 2, rem, 2, 3, 2, rem

*do not hit 1 again unless you wake up

Question 19

What happens when we don’t sleep

Answer 19

Learn slower – forget more – impaired concentration
Fatigue
Depressed immune system – get sick quicker
Depression
Impaired creativity and communication
Irritability (cranky)
Chronic deprivation – can change your biology leading to obesity, hypertension and memory impairment

Question 20

inability to sleep, racing thoughts

Answer 20

Insomnia

Question 21

sudden uncontrollable sleepiness or
lapse into REM sleep

Answer 21

Narcolepsy

Question 22

stop breathing while asleep

Answer 22

Sleep Apnea

Question 23

Night terrors/nightmares
Sleep walking and talking

Answer 23

other sleep problems

Question 24

dreams reflect unconscious wishes and desires, uses symbols to hide latent content

Answer 24

freud

Question 25

neural activation; random neurons firing and brain trying to make sense by creating a story (making sense of neural static)

Answer 25

Hobson and McCarley

Question 26

organizing/sorting out the day and fixing them to memory

Answer 26

Information-Processing

Question 27

develops the brain and neural pathways

Answer 27

Physiological function

Question 28

reflects awake cognitive abilities

Answer 28

Cognitive development

Question 29

an altered state of heightened
suggestibility

Everyone is susceptible to some degree but some things help:
- Can totally focus on task
- Have active imaginations
- Fanciful possibilities
- Believe/want to be hypnotized

Answer 29

hypnosis

Question 30

Benefits of hypnosis

Answer 30

Get the Monkey off Your Back
- Posthypnotic suggestions
- Quit bad habits
- Conditioning (next chapter) associate bad habit with something nasty

Personal Motrin Pain Reliever
- Yes it is possible
- But technically pain is still there, sensory input not disturbed
- Theories = Dissociation and Selective Attention

Question 31

tries to narrow consciousness to put stress outside of one’s self
peaceful and repetitive

Answer 31

Meditation

Question 32

ex. alcohol, barbiturates/tranquilizers, opiates - heroin
- Slow neural activities and body function
- Two key aspects of addiction = tolerance and withdrawal
- Opiates stop your brain from producing endorphins – highly addictive; narcotics- including codeine & morphine

Answer 32

Depressants

Question 33

ex. amphetamines, nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, caffeine
- Speeds up brain activity and body functioning
- Meth most addicting because it can permanently reduce brains normal output of dopamine – can reduce production by 90%
- Ecstasy (MDMA) = also a hallucinogen – released stored serotonin and blocks reuptake

Answer 33

Stimulants

Question 34

ex. LSD, Marijuana
- THC = active ingredient in marijuana
- Unlike other drugs marijuana can stay in your system for months so habitual users can get high quicker than non-users

Answer 34

Hallucinogens