States Of Consciousness Research Paper
States of Consciousness
Have you ever wondered why is it that when you are in class you never leave with an understanding of the lesson or seem to remember anything that was taught, even though you were awake the whole time? Or when at work or driving, you seemed to have gotten the job done but you do not remember doing it or how you got to your destination. Well, that’s your consciousness at work. In the last 24 hours, I have experience different states of my consciousness. Let's’ take Daydreaming for instance. My morning started out boring, so as I ate my breakfast I started to daydream about becoming a world record holder for the 1600m. I want to say that the cause of me daydreaming was because, I and my little sister had a previous conversation about track and field, but in reality, the reason for me daydreaming was that my mood was low. I noticed that I was daydreaming because when I finished my breakfast I did not remember what I ate or how it tasted. My body was sitting at the table while eating but consciously I was not, rather I was daydreaming. Daydreaming is a regular for me, to be able to manipulate the world that I had created in my head and do as I want is a very remarkable picture. Meaning that I find it to be very intriguing that I can do such …show more content…
There are many complicated state of consciousness, some are not as easy to understand as others. For instance walking and breathing is a state called “ non-conscious processes”. Many people can not run and chew gum at the same time but can talk and walk. Multitasking is not a specialty that many can accomplish. The brain can do a lot of things that will leave many with answers but in the last 24 hours, I have gone through a couple of consciousness states without putting any mind to it until
Have you ever wondered why is it that when you are in class you never leave with an understanding of the lesson or seem to remember anything that was taught, even though you were awake the whole time? Or when at work or driving, you seemed to have gotten the job done but you do not remember doing it or how you got to your destination. Well, that’s your consciousness at work. In the last 24 hours, I have experience different states of my consciousness. Let's’ take Daydreaming for instance. My morning started out boring, so as I ate my breakfast I started to daydream about becoming a world record holder for the 1600m. I want to say that the cause of me daydreaming was because, I and my little sister had a previous conversation about track and field, but in reality, the reason for me daydreaming was that my mood was low. I noticed that I was daydreaming because when I finished my breakfast I did not remember what I ate or how it tasted. My body was sitting at the table while eating but consciously I was not, rather I was daydreaming. Daydreaming is a regular for me, to be able to manipulate the world that I had created in my head and do as I want is a very remarkable picture. Meaning that I find it to be very intriguing that I can do such …show more content…
There are many complicated state of consciousness, some are not as easy to understand as others. For instance walking and breathing is a state called “ non-conscious processes”. Many people can not run and chew gum at the same time but can talk and walk. Multitasking is not a specialty that many can accomplish. The brain can do a lot of things that will leave many with answers but in the last 24 hours, I have gone through a couple of consciousness states without putting any mind to it until