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Chapter 5: States of Consciousness
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Consciousness
• The awareness of sensations, thoughts, and feelings being experienced at a given moment– Waking consciousness– Altered states of consciousness
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Stages of Sleep
• Stage 1– The stage of transition
between wakefulness and sleep that is characterized by relatively rapid, low voltage brain waves
• Stage 2– Characterized by a slower,
more regular wave pattern and momentary interruptions of sharply pointed spiky waves called sleep spindles
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Stages of Sleep
• Stage 3– Waves become slower,
with higher peaks and lower valleys in the wave pattern
• Stage 4– Waves are even slower
and more regular, and people are least responsive to outside stimulation
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The Sleep Cycle
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REM Sleep: The Paradox of Sleep
• Sleep that occupies a little over 20% of adult’s sleeping time and is characterized by
• Rapid eye movement
• Increased and irregular heart rate
• Increase in blood pressure
• Increase in breathing rate
• Erections in males• Usually
accompanied by dreams
• Person’s body is typically “paralyzed”
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REM Sleep: The Paradox of Sleep
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The Function and Meaning of Dreaming
• Unconscious wish fulfillment theory (Freud 1900)– Proposed that dreams represented
unconscious wishes that dreamers desire to see fulfilled
• Latent content refers to the “disguised” meaning of the dream
• Manifest content refers to the actual story line of the dream
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The Function and Meaning of Dreaming
• Dreams-for-survival theory– Dreams permit
information that is critical for our daily survival to be reconsidered and reprocessed during sleep
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The Function and Meaning of Dreaming
• Activations-synthesis theory– The brain produces random
electrical energy during REM sleep that stimulates memories lodged in various portions of the brain which are put together to make a logical story line
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Sleep Disturbances
• Insomnia
• Sleep apnea
• Sudden infant death syndrome
• Narcolepsy
• Sleepwalking
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Therapy For Insomnia
• Exercise during the day• Choose a regular bedtime• Don’t use your bed as an all purpose area• Avoid caffeine after lunch• Drink a glass of warm milk at bedtime• Avoid sleeping pills• Try not to sleep• Talk yourself into sleeping
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Circadian Rhythms: Life Cycles
• Biological processes that occur repeatedly on a 24-hour cycle– Seasonal
affective disorder
– Jet lag
• Daydreams
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Hypnosis
• Hypnosis– Originated by Franz Mesmer in the 18th
century, it is described as being in a trance-like state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestion of others
• Applications– Control pain, reduce smoking, treating
psychological disorders, assisting law enforcement, improving athletic performance
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Meditation
• Meditation – A learned technique for
refocusing attention that brings about an altered state of consciousness
• Mantra– Repetition of a word, a
sound, or a syllable
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Drug Use: The Highs and Lows of Consciousness
• Psychoactive drugs– Influences a person’s emotions,
perceptions, and behavior
• Addictive drugs– Produce a biological or psychological
dependence in the user, and withdrawal from them leads to a craving for the drug that, in some cases, may be nearly irresistible
– Biologically and psychological based
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Stimulants: Drug Highs
• Affect the central nervous system by causing a rise in heart rate, blood pressure, and muscular tension– Caffeine – Nicotine– cocaine– Amphetamines
• Methamphetamine– most dangerous street drug
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Stimulants: Drug Highs
• How much caffeine do you consume?
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Depressants: Drug Lows
• Impede the nervous system by causing neurons to fire more slowly– Alcohol
• Rohypnol• Binge drinking
– Barbiturates• Nembutal• Seconal• Phenobarbital
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Depressants: Drug Lows
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Narcotics: Relieving Pain and Anxiety
• Increase relaxation and relieve pain and anxiety
• Heroin– Methadone treatment
• Morphine
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Hallucinogens: Psychedelic Drugs
• Drugs that are capable of producing hallucinations, or changes in the perceptual process– Marijuana– MDMA (Ecstasy)– LSD