States of Consciousness PSY/202 June 5‚ 2013 Elise M. Vandamia‚ MS‚ LPC CheckPoint: States of Consciousness There are various states of consciousness; the one that people spend the most time in is waking consciousness‚ the alert state that people are in when they are awake. Other times people are in another or altered state of consciousness. In the following‚ the four types of altered states of consciousness and their behaviors will be examined. The first and most common type
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Altered States of Consciousness Consciousness is a state of awareness. This includes a person’s feelings‚ sensations‚ ideas‚ and perceptions. There are many different states of consciousness. Sleep is a state of altered consciousness‚ characterized by certain patterns of the brains activity and inactivity. An altered state of consciousness is when a person is not completely aware of their surroundings. Some researchers believe that we sleep to clear our minds of useless information
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Yakima Bagby Altered State of Consciousness: How Drugs Alter Consciousness An altered state of consciousness may be defined as a short-term change in the general configuration of one’s individual experience‚ such that one believing that their rational functioning is clearly altered from certain overall norms of their usual state of consciousness. (Revonsuo‚ A.‚ Kallio‚ S.‚ & Sikka‚ P. 2009) There are many ways that one’s consciousness can be altered and drug use is one of them. Psychoactive
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States of consciousness Consciousness ▪ Collective term for an individual’s perceptions‚ thoughts‚ feelings‚ and memories that are active at a given moment. Preconsciousness ▪ This is between consciousness and unconsciousness. It refers to memories that are not at the surface or at the top of the mind of a person but can be retrieved at any given time or needed. Unconsciousness ▪ It serves as a store room of these psychological feelings that are no longer accessible. Waking
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Consciousness Throughout the day the mind experiences different states of consciousness. It starts since the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. To me my consciousness lets me know what is going on around me and it seems like it is something everyone is born with. Sometimes my consciousness lets me know when something is wrong and doesn’t feel right‚ or when something is necessary or right to do. During the last 24hours‚ I have noted the different states I have experienced; since the
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States of Consciousness What is a “State of Consciousness” * A pattern of subjective experience‚ and a way of explaining internal and external events in our lives * The various states of consciousness that we all experience * In between wakefulness and sleep * Times of day when we daydream Forms of Consciousness * Subjective/private - no one knows what reality is like for anyone else - every human creature is constituted to be able profound and secret mystery to every
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States of Consciousness Jackson Explain all four states of consciousness and provide an example of a behavioral associated with each state of consciousness. Waking consciousness: state in which thoughts‚ feelings‚ and sensations are clear‚ organized and the person feels alert. An example would be doing your daily activates. Sleep/dreams: Your body must sleep. You have internal clock that tells you when to go to sleep and when to wake up. Everyone needs at least eight hours of sleep. There are
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Jackson’s death‚ or steroids for performance enhancement in sports). Therefore‚ mood-altering and psychoactive substances are not the only drugs of abuse. Substance abuse often includes problems with impulse control and impulsivity Drug addiction is a state of periodic or chronic intoxication produced by the repeated consumption of a drug (natural or synthetic). Its characteristics include: (i) an overpowering desire or need (compulsion) to continue taking the drug and to obtain it by any means; (ii)
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How Consciousness Works Consciousness is being aware of what is going on around you and inside you. Many philosophers have struggled to understand consciousness. Now with greater technology in our hands we are able to understand it better. When you dream you are in an altered state of consciousness. Some people try to achieve the state of altered consciousness with drugs or more natural ways like meditation and hypnosis. There are three main types of consciousness. Consciousness as sensory
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Altered State of Consciousness‚ also known as ASC‚ is a temporary change in one’s normal mental state without being considered unconscious. There are many different types of ASC but some examples would be dissociation‚ hypnosis and meditation. All these forms of ASC can all be achieved in different ways‚ and are achieved for different reasons. For example‚ meditation is usually used to help reduce stress‚ and lower anxiety. While hypnosis is used to open people to the power of suggestion. Altered
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