Consciousness our level of awareness about ourselves and
Consciousness: our level of awareness about ourselves and the environment. 1. 2. 3. 4. Your awareness of external events Your awareness of internal sensations Your awareness of yourself as a unique being having these experiences Your awareness of your thoughts about these experiences The movie in your head
Conscious Level: What you are currently aware of, including yourself & environment. Nonconscious Level: Body processes controlled by your mind; usually NOT aware: Heartbeat, respiration, digestion, etc. Preconscious Level: Information about yourself & environment that you are NOT currently thinking about, but could be. (You aren’t currently thinking about Conscious Subconscious your favorite toy as a child, but if asked about it, you would be. ) Subconscious Level: Information we are not currently aware of, but we know must exist due to behavior. (Great example: Mere Exposure Effect - when we prefer stimuli we have seen before over novel/new stimuli, even if we do not consciously remember seeing the old stimuli. ) Unconscious Level: Psychoanalytic psychologists believe some events & feelings are unacceptable to our conscious mind & are repressed. (Many psychologists object to this concept; difficult or impossible to prove) Unconscious
Subconscious/Unconscious processing ●Well-learned tasks become automatic ●Driving ●Texting ●Subconscious processing ●Bird (color, form, movement, distance) ●Unconsciousness: Lack of ones awareness of what is going on around you - Examples: Sleep, dreams, coma, head trauma, anesthesia, death Learning Target: I will be able to describe what consciousness is
Daydreaming Can help make help solve problems/issues in one’s life Daydreams are rarely as vivid as night dreams q. A way to escape Aware of unfinished business Prepare for future events
State Of Consciousness That Are Possible For The Human Mind Dreaming Wakefulness Sleep Hypnosis Chemically Altered States Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Interaction in which one person responds to another person’s suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur
●Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis Can anyone experience hypnosis? We are all open to suggestion. Can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events? No Can hypnosis force people to act against their will? It can’t make you do something you don’t want to Post hypnotic suggestion – a suggestion made to a subject to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized
Olivia Munn and Working Out Can hypnosis be therapeutic? Post hypnotic suggestions help alleviate headaches, asthma and stress related skin disorders. Can hypnosis relieve pain? Yes
Dissociation is a split in consciousness which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously e. g. hypnosis can dissociate the sensation of pain in ice water, but can still feel the cold
Circadian Rhythm Circadian: 24 hr biological processes; may be interrupted by exposure to light Resets biological clock by affecting suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) & pineal gland which secretes melatonin. Jet lag & shift work can also knock circadian rhythms out of sync. 24 HOUR biological clock Body temp & awareness changes Best to take a test or study during your circadian peaks Can the circadian rhythm explain jet lag?
Major League Baseball Teams & Winning percentages due to flights. Which direction is the most difficult? Blue: Visiting team flies east, wins 37% of games Purple: Visiting team does not travel, wins 46% of games Red: Visiting team flies west, wins 44% of games
Tips to sleep easier 1) Don't engage in mentally stimulating activities prior to bedtime. 2) Keep your bedroom as dark as possible - this helps regulate the hormone responsible for sleeping and waking. 3) Keep pets out of the bedroom. 4) Eat a light snack before bed, preferably one with protein. 5) Exercise daily. 6) Keep a regular schedule of sleeping and waking. 7) Avoid caffeine and alcohol, especially within 6 hours of bedtime. 8) Don't take naps during the day. 9) Quit drinking fluids 2 hours before bedtime to reduce your chance of having to get up to go to the bathroom.
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Sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind
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What do we dream about? Falling 83 Finding money 56 Attacked or chased 77 Swimming 52 Trying repeatedly 71 Snakes 49 School or teachers Arriving too late 71 64 Wrong dress Unable to breathe 46 44 Eating 62 Naked 43 Frozen with fright 58 Fire 41 Loved one dying 57 Failing a test 39 Being locked up 56 Seeing self as dead 33 Killing someone 26
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