states of consciousness Flashcards
consciousness
an individuals awareness of external events and internal sensations under a condition or arousal
a stream of consciousness
a continous flow of changing sensations images thoughts and feelings
metacognition
thinking about thinking
controlled processes
most alert states of human consiousness
automatic processes
states of consciousness that require little attention and do not interfere
preconscious
outside of awerness but contains feelings and memories that you can easily bring into conscious awareness
nonconscious
describing that which is not explicitly in the contents of conscious experience. 2. describing any cognitive process or event that is not available to introspection or report
subconscious
info that we are not consciously aware of but we know exist due to behavior
unconscious thought
reservoir of unacceptable
sleep
a natural state of rest for the body and mind that involves the reversible loss of consciousness
biological rythms
periodic physiocological fluctuations in the body
circadian rhythms
The natural cycle of physical, mental, and behavior changes that the body goes through in a 24-hour cycle
sleep stages
- In stage 1, you transition from wakefulness to sleep.
- In stage 2 you enter light sleep.
- By stage 3 you are in a deep sleep.
- Stage 4 REM, known as paradoxical sleep, is when the body’s immobilized and dreams occur.
REM sleep
The phase of sleep in which most dreams occur
sleep cycles
a recurring pattern of sleep stages in which a period of slow waves sleep is followed by a period of REM sleep
sleep disorders
involves problems with the quality timingand amount of sleep which result in day time distress and impairment in functioning
insomnia
the ability to sleep including problems falling alseep waking up during the night or wakking up to early
narcolepsy
intense sleepiness and fall asleep at unpredictable and inapproproaate times
sleep apnea
sleep disorder in which individuals stop breathing because the windpipe fails to open or the brain processes involved in respiration fail to work properly
night terrors
features sudden arousal from sleep and intense fear
dreams
conscious state that occurs durring sleep and is often characterized by a rich array of endogenous
Freudian dream interpretation
the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind
manifest content
is the literal content of our dreams
latent content
is the dreams hidden content (true meaning)
Activation synthesis theory
look at dreams as biological phenomena
information processing dream theory
falls some where between the Freudian and activation synthesize theories
psychoactive drugs
act on nervous system to alter consciousness modify perception and change mood
tolerance
thee need to take increasing amounts of a drug to get the same effect
withdrawal
A term used to describe the physical and mental symptoms that a person has when they suddenly stop or cut back the use of an addictive substance
physical dependence
the physiological need for a drug because of your tolerance that causes un pleasent withdrawal symptoms
psychological dependence
is the strong desire to repeat the use of a drug for emotional reasons
addiction
dependence change in the brain chemistry from taking the drug necessities taking the drug to prevent withdrawal
depressants
psychoactive drug that slow down mental and physical activity
barbiturates
decrease the central nervous system activity
tranquilizers
depressants drugs that reduce anxiety and indure relaxation
opiates
morphine heroin methadone codeine
stimulants
are psychoactive drugs that increase the central nervous systems activity
hallucinogens
are psychoactive drugs that modify a persons perceptual experiences and produce visual image that are not real
hypnosis
state of consciousness or altered attention and expectation in which the individuals in unusually receptive to suggestions
posthypnotic suggestion
a suggestions that a hypnotized person behave in a certain way after her or she is brought out of hypnosis
post hypnotic amnesia
people report forgetting events that occured/ while they were hypnotized
role theory of hypnosis
states that hypnosis is not an altered state of consciousness at all it could be a social phenomenon instead acting out a role based on expectations
state thoery of hypnosis
we become more or less aware of out environment
state theory of hypnosis
we become more or less aware of out environment
