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1
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What kind of scans can determine someone’s state of consciousness?

A

fMRI scans

PET scans

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Where do PET scans show activity in the brain in normal people and vegetable patients?

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Midbrain
Thalamus
Somatosensory cortex

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What area of the brain shows activity in a PET scan in only normal people?

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Frontal cortical regions

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Frontal cortical regions must be functional in order for someone to ___________.

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have a conscious experience of pain.

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States of consciousness that differ from normal awareness

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fatigue
delirium 
hypnosis
use of drugs
euphoria
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Distinct shifts that happen in an altered state of consciousness:

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perceptions
emotions
memories
time sense 
thoughts 
feelings of self control
suggestibility 
heightened self awareness
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Mind altering potion that’s considered psychedelic sacrament by members of Uniao do Vegetal (UDV), a Brazilian region, two times monthly consumption of _______ is believed to foster deeper connections with nature, improving physical, emotional, and spiritual well being.

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ayahuasca

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Australian doctor that introduced hypnosis

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Franz Mesmer

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When did the interest of hypnosis begin?

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1700s

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What gave us the term mesmerize?

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Franz Mesmer

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Believed he could cure disease with magnets

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Franz Mesmer

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Who coined the term hypnosis?

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English surgeon James Braid

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Best known state theory was coined by who?

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Ernest Hilgard (1904-2001)

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Hypnosis causes a dissociative state (“split”)

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state theory

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Detached part of the hypnotized person’s awareness that silently watches events

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Hidden observer

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Someone who believes hypnotism is not a distinct state at all. Believes that hypnosis is a blend of conformity, relaxation, imagination, obedience, and role playing.

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nonslate theorist

17
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  • focus attention on what’s being said
  • relaxed/feel tired
  • ”let go” and accept suggestions
  • use a vivid imagination
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techniques of hypnosis

18
Q

What percentage of people can be hypnotized?

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75%

19
Q

What percentage of people would be good hypnosis participants?

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40%

20
Q

What kind of meditation is more difficult?

A

mindfulness meditation

21
Q

word used as the focus of attention in concentrative meditation

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mantra

22
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What researcher believes in relaxation response?

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Herbert Benson

23
Q

Lower heart rate, blood activity, and muscle tension. Improved immune system activity.

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benefits of meditation

24
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Believes mindful meditation relieves psychological disorders, lower aggravation and use of psychoactive drugs, better attention, higher self awareness, and maturity

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Shauna Shapiro and Roger Walsh

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