self awareness Flashcards

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self awareness vs consciousness

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consciousness is the ability to be aware
self awareness is the awareness of self however
animals react to environment they need to be aware for that

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are animals self aware

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no but dolphins and apes can pass mirror test

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double conscious

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each brain hemisphere may confuse their win unique consciousness
only one can talk

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single consciousness

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left hemisphere is conscious

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self as a confabulation

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split bring patients have no conscious awareness of what is influencing their behavior

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MPD

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illness that causes people to alternate between different identities

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why u should be skeptical abt MPD

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original cases were flawed
cases of MPD were discovered when patient was under hypnosis
they could be created by therapists themselves

if there is a trauma n the patient changes emotions therapist may find this a sub personalility

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