States of Consciousness Flashcards
CONSCIOUSNESS
The subjective awareness of mental events
SELECTIVE ATTENTION
focuses on the conscious awareness of a particular stimulus.
SELECTIVE INATTENTION
ignores important information, often emotionally upsetting, such as a darkening birthmark
CHANGE BLINDNESS
ignoring change even if it is obvious
FUNCTIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Consciousness MONITORS self and environment like a moving video camera continuously surveying significant perceptions, thoughts, emotions, goals and problem-solving strategies
REGULATES thought and behaviour to initiate and terminate them to attain goals
FLOW STATES
in the zone, fully immersed and highly focussed
PSYCHODYNAMIC UNCONSCIOUS
CONSCIOUS mental processes involve subjective awareness of stimuli,
PRECONSCIOUS mental processes are not presently conscious but could be readily brought to consciousness
UNCONSCIOUS mental processes are inaccessible to consciousness
COGNITIVE UNCONSCIOUS
focuses on information-processing mechanisms that operate outside of awareness
SUBLIMINAL PERCEPTION
The perception of stimuli below the threshold of consciousness
SLEEP
Restore brain tissue Consolidate memories Help us grow Fuel creative thinking Should take 10 – 15 minutes to fall asleep
MELATONIN
hormones associated with preparing the body for sleep
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS
The cycle of sleep to wake
Natural alarm clock
The burst of stress hormones, suggested to be the unconscious anticipation of the stress of waking up
STATES AND STAGES OF SLEEP
BETA WAVES when awake ALPHA WAVES when relaxed STAGE ONE THETA WAVES STAGE 2 SLEEP SPINDLES & K COMPLEXES STAGE 3-4 DELTA SLEEP when 50% of stage 3 records delta waves, then in STAGE 4 REM resembles awake activity
REM
REM (RAPID EYE MOVEMENTS)
REM occurs 4-5 times covering 25% of sleep
Consolidated memories are erased
