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Define phenomenology

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How things seem to the conscious person

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Define consciousness

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A persons subjective experience of the world and the mind.

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Define Problem of other minds

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The fundamental difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others

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What are consciousness’ four basic properties

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Intentionality, unity, selectivity, and transience.

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Define intentionality

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Being directed toward an object

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Define unity

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Resistance to division

- divided attention

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Define selectivity

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The capacity to include some objects but not others. Like dichotic listening and cocktail party phenomenon.

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Define dichotic listening

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A task in which people wearing headphones hear different messages presented to each ear

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Define cocktail party phenomenon

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Tuning in one message while filtering out others nearby

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Define transience

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The tendency to change

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Define minimal form consciousness

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Consciousness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behaviour.

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Define full consciousness

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You know and are able to report your mental state

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Define self-consciousness

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Where the person’s attention is drawn to the self as an object (embarrassment, introspection of thoughts)

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Define experience sampling

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People are asked to report their conscious experience at particular times. Demonstrating that consciousness is dominated by the immediate environment (current concerns)

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Define day dreaming

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A state of consciousness when seemingly purposeless flow of thoughts comes to mind

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Define mental control

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The attempt to change conscious states of mind

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Define thought suppression

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The conscious avoidance of a thought

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Define rebound effect

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The tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression

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Define the ironic process of mental control

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Ironic errors occur because the mental process that monitors errors can itself produce them.

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Define Sigmund Freuds dynamic unconscious

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And active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories, the person’s deepest instincts and desires, and the persons inner struggle to control these forces.

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Define repression

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A mental process that removes unacceptable thoughts and memories from consciousness.

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Define Freudian slips

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Evidence of the unconscious mind in speech errors and lapses of consciousness.

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Define cognitive unconscious

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Processes that influence thoughts, choices, emotions, and behaviour not experienced by the person

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Define subliminal perception

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A thought or behaviour that is influenced by stimuli that a person cannot consciously report perceiving

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Define altered state of consciousness
A form of experience that departs significantly from the normal subjective experience of the world and the mind
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Define hypnagogic state
Pre-sleep consciousness
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Define Hypnic jerk
Sudden quiver or sensation of dropping or falling.
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Define hypnopompic state
Entering post sleep consciousness
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Define circadian rhythm
A naturally occurring 24hr cycle. Humans have a 25.1 hr circadian cycle of sleep and waking. Linked to the light dark cycle.
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Beta waves relate to
Alertness
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Alpha waves relate to
Relaxation and drowsiness
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Define REM sleep
A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement.
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What is a electrooculogaph (EOG)
An instrument that measures eye movement
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Define restoration
Restorative theory suggests sleep allows the brain and body to rest and repair themselves
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Define insomnia
Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
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Define sleep apnea
A disorder in which the person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep
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Define somnambulism
Aka sleepwalking. A person arises and walks during sleep.
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Define sleep paralysis
The experience of waking up unable to move.
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Define night terrors
Abrupt awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal.
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Define narcolepsy
A disorder in which sudden sleep attacks occur in the middle of waking activities.
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What are dreamings 5 major characteristics
- intense emotion - illogical thought - meaningful sensation - uncritical acceptance - difficulty remembering
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Define day residue
Dream content that reflects prior waking experiences
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Define nightmares
An unpleasant dream that can cause a strong negative emotional response
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Difference between REM dreams and non REM
REM dreams take the past and apply it to the future and create simulations. Non-REM mirror past experience in compressed form.
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What is Freudian dream theory
Confusing content because dreams represent wishes and some of these wishes are so taboo they can only be expressed in disguised form.
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Define manifest content
A dreams apparent topic or superficial meaning
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Define latent content
A dreams true underlying meaning
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Define the activation synthesis model
Dreams are produced when the mind attempts to make sense of random activity that occurs in the brain during sleep
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Define evolutionary theories
Specifically applied to nightmares
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The dreaming brain facts
- amygdala activation - visual perception is not activated while areas responsible for visual association are activated. - little activation in frontal cortex - motor cortex is activated but spinal neurons inhibit motor activation
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Define psychoactive drugs
Chemicals that influence consciousness or behaviour by altering the brains chemical messaging system.
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Define tolerance
Larger doses are needed to produce the desired effect.
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Define motivational toxicity
Describes a disruption of the motivational hierarchy.
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Define depressants
Substances that reduce the activity of the CNS. (Alcohol)
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Alcohol
Initial effects: euphoria and reduced anxiety. Subsequent effects: slowed reaction times, slurred speech, poor judgement. Alcohol increases GABA
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Define expectancy theory
Alcohol effects are produced by people's expectations of how alcohol will influence them in particular situations.
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Define balanced placebo design
Behaviour is observed following the presence or absence of an actual stimulus and also following the presence or absence of a placebo stimulus.
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Define alcohol myopia
Alcohol hampers attention, leading people to respond in simple ways to complex situations.
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What are some other depressants?
Barbiturates: prescribed sleeping pills Benzodiazepines: minor tranquilizers like Valium or Xanax, and other anti anxiety drugs. Toxic inhalants: glue, gasoline, and propane.
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Define stimulants
Substances that excite the CNS, heightening arousal and activity levels.
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Ecstasy
Hallucinogens Increases serotonin and oxytocin Causes feelings of empathy and closeness
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Cocaine
Derived from the leaves of the coco plant Acts as serotonin norepinephrine dopamine reuptake inhibitor
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Narcotics
Drugs delivered from opium that are capable of relieving pain. Heroin morphine methadone codeine Highly addictive
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Hallucinogens
Drugs that alter sensation and perception often causing hallucinations Eg. Lsd, ketamine.
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Define hypnosis
An altered state of consciousness characterized by suggestibility and the feeling that ones actions are occurring involuntary.
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Define hypnotic induction
A series of behavioural suggestions can induce a state of mind where individuals are susceptible to very unusual suggestions.
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What are fantasizers
People who score high in absorb toons scales, find it easy to block out real world stimuli without hypnosis.highly susceptible to hypnosis.
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What are dissociaters
People who often have a history of childhood abuse or other trauma. And are highly susceptible to hypnosis.
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Define hypnotherapy
The use of hypnosis in psychotherapy.
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Post hypnotic amnesia
The failure to retrieve memories following hypnotic suggestion to forget
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Define hypnotic analgesia
The reduction of pain through hypnosis in people who are hypnotically susceptible.
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Define meditation
The practice of intentional contemplation

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