UNIT THREE:CONSCIOUSNESSChapter 5

Dream Journal

● Briefly write down your dreams for over the course of a week.

● At the end of the week, see if there are any patterns in your dreams

○ common symbols, people, etc.● Choose one of the psychological

perspectives (chpt. 1) - use that perspective to “analyze your dreams”

Warm Up 02/26

● What is consciousness?

Study of Consciousness

● Consciousness as a construct

○ can be linked with measurable behaviors

■ this makes it a psychological construct■ can’t be seen or touched

Study of Consciousness

● Meanings of consciousness○ Sensory Awareness

■ being aware of things outside yourself■ selective attention - focusing on a particular

stimulus● makes senses keener

○ Direct Inner Awareness■ being aware of things inside yourself

● introspection○ Sense of Self

■ knowing yourself as an individual

Study of Consciousness

• Levels of Consciousness• State of awareness: includes feelings,

sensations, ideas and perceptions• Different levels (Iceberg)

• Freud: Conscious, Preconscious, unconscious

Reading Time

Warm Up 02/27

● How did you sleep last night?● Was there anything affecting your

ability to sleep? What was it?

Study of Consciousness

● Levels of Consciousness○ Preconscious

■ ideas we are not aware of in the moment

○ Unconscious■ unavailable in awareness in most

situations■ Freud’s unconscious motives

○ Nonconscious (not part of iceberg)■ basic biological functions

The Study of Consciousness

● Different Types of Altered States○ sense of self or sense of world changes○ sleep○ drugs○ meditation○ biofeedback○ hypnosis

Survey Says

In your notes answer the following questions, then compare with a friend. Both week and weekend.

1.How long does it take you to actually fall asleep?

2.Do you leave any media on? (computer, cell, music, TV)

3.What time do you go to bed? Wake Up?

4.What type of alarm do you have? Do you use the snooze button?

5.What time do you eat your last meal?

6.What is your nightly ritual?

7.Do you remember your dreams?

8.Do you feel rested?

9.Take naps during the school week?

Chapter 5 Vocab

consciousness

selective attention

preconscious

unconscious

nonconscious

altered state of consciousness

circadian rhythm

rapid-eye-movement sleep

insomnia

night terror

sleep apnea

narcolepsy

mediation

biofeedback

hypnosis

posthypnotic suggestion

addiction

depressant

intoxication

narcotic

stimulant

amphetamine

hallucination

delusion

hallucinogen

detoxification

Circadian Rhythm

• Circadian Rhythm- internal biological clock affects our alertness 24 hr sleep-wakefulness cycle • Jet Lag Effects

• time:1 day to recoup for every hour of time change

Circadian Rhythm vs. Homeostatic sleep propensity

Sleep

• How much do we sleep?• 1/3 of our lives

• Studying Sleep• EEG

• Why? • Restorative, energy conservation,

adaptive, clear mind, to dream

Warm Up 02/28

● How do you know if you have problems sleeping?

● What does it feel like if you don’t get enough sleep?

Sleep• Stages of Sleep• Beginning to sleep

• Body temp decreases, breathing slows, pulse drops

• Alpha waves: absence of concentrated thought with relaxation

Sleep

• Stages of Sleep• Stage I

• pulse slows, muscles relax, breathing is irregular

• just drifting” lasts about 10 min• theta waves lower amplitude and frequency

• Stage II• sleep spindles• theta waves going back and forth in amplitude

and frequency• slow side-to-side eye movement last about 30

min

Sleep • Stage III

• deeper sleep• sweeping delta waves (large amplitude)

• Stage IV• deepest sleep (hard to wake up)• delta waves-50% time • talking out loud, sleepwalking, bed wetting• crucial to mental health

Sleep

• Stages of Sleep• Stage V aka REM sleep

• 90 min cycles• People spend 75% sleep in stages N-REM

in the beginning of the night 15 min, by the end of sleep REM sleep dominates 45 min

• active sleep rapid eye movement• vitals act as if participating in demanding

activity• paradoxical sleep

Problems Sleeping?

● In groups of 4 or 5, We will be creating presentations based on a particular section about sleep disorders.

● You need either a drawing or a skit to go along with your info.

Sleep Disorders

• Insomnia- the failure to get enough sleep at night in order to feel rested the next day.• You can’t sleep

•anxiety, depression, alcohol/drug abuse

• Sleep Apnea-trouble breathing while sleeping• snoring periods (10-15sec) stops abruptly

• stop breathing

• body alerts: breathing reflex

• 12 million ppl.

• enlarged tonsils, infections in throat, obesity

Sleep Disorders

• Narcolepsy- permanent, overwhelming feeling of sleepiness• unusual sleep/dream patterns• sleep attacks occur throughout day• brief REM sleep

• Nightmares/Night Terrors• Mares-unpleasant dreams• Terrors- screaming, panic, confusion

• 5-20 min• no memory

• Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking• stress, fatigue, sedative med• both harmless

Warm up 03/03

● Who was the founder of the functionalist school of psychology?

● How long does it take to recover from jet lag?

● What makes up the central nervous system?

Dreams

• We all dream• as dreams become longer, so too will the vivacity

• Content of Dreams• we dream what we know

• we influence our dreams

• Dream Interpretation• as long as we’ve been dreaming

• Freud= clues to our subconscious

• Kleitman= no purpose to dreams

• Cartwright= review/address happenings of day

• Cick= removal of unneeded memories

• Daydreams• low level of awareness and fantasy and idle directed thought

• reminds us of future

• Creative

What are dreams? Worksheet

● While watching the movie, answer these questions.

● It will be part of your notebook grade.

Nova’s What are Dreams?