consciousness

Question 1

consciousness

Answer 1

awareness of thoughts, feelings, perceptions and surroundings at any moment

Question 2

types of consciousness

Answer 2

continuous
changing
personal
selective

Question 3

NWC

Answer 3

normal waking consciousness
when we are awake and aware of our thoughts, memories, feelings and sensation’s
everyday life without the need of aid

Question 4

ASC

Answer 4

distinctly changing different in the quality and pattern of thoughts, feelings
achieved by use of an aid
induced

Question 5

physiological response detectors

Answer 5

DARE
Detect
Amplify
Record
Electrical activity

Question 6

EEG- Encephalo

Answer 6

DARE of the brain in the form of brain waves

Question 7

EMG- Electromyograph

Answer 7

DARE of the skeletal muscles

indicating change in muscle activity and tension

Question 8

EOG- Electrooculograph

Answer 8

DARE of the muscles that control eye movement to measure REM and NREM

Question 9

speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks

Answer 9

used as a measure of an individuals ability to use controlled processing over auto
C.T try to be as objective as possible to allow consistent and standardised testing to occur

Question 10

sleep diaries

Answer 10

self reported method
recording of time slept and awake
waking participants up at various stages of sleep to describe experience

Question 11

video monitoring

Answer 11

infrared light is used so that the person is not woken

used to measure sleep behaviours

Question 12

naturally occuring

Answer 12

sleep
daydreaming
coma

Question 13

induced

Answer 13

alcohol induced
meditation
anaesthetic

Question 14

consciousness characteristics

Answer 14

levels of awareness 
content limitations
controlled and automatic processes
perceptual and cognitive distortions
emotional awareness
self control
time orientation

Question 15

levels of awareness: NWC

Answer 15

awake and aware of internal and external events

good sense of time, place, reality

Question 16

levels of awareness: ASC

Answer 16

increased or decreased

usually lowered during ASC but can be increased when person experiences heightened awareness

Question 17

content limitations: NWC

Answer 17

constrained and controlled

can process information effectively

Question 18

content limitations: ASC

Answer 18

more or less

less constrained or controlled with reduced ability to process information but fewer limitations on content

Question 19

controlled and automatic processes: NWC

Answer 19

able to perform within normal limits

attention is focused and can be divided between tasks

Question 20

controlled and automatic processes: ASC

Answer 20

less ability to perform controlled and automatic processes

less control over attention, cannot divide between tasks

Question 21

perceptual and cognitive distortions: ASC

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perception may be altered
memory process disruption/distortion
thought processes are disorganised and less logical

Question 22

perceptual and cognitive distortions: NWC

Answer 22

perceptions are realistic and normal
effective controlled of memory (storage and retrieval)
thought processes are organised and logical

Question 23

emotional awareness: NWC

Answer 23

greater awareness of emotions and control of emotional awareness

Question 24

emotional awareness: ASC

Answer 24

less control of emotions

Question 25

self control: NWC

Answer 25

more control over actions and movements

Question 26

self control: ASC

Answer 26

less controlled over actions/movements

Question 27

time orientation: NWC

Answer 27

clear sense of time

Question 28

time orientation: ASC

Answer 28

distorted sense of time may appear to speed up/ slow down

Question 29

level of awareness

Answer 29

awareness of internal and external events

Question 30

content limitation

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amount of control you have to limit what you attend to

Question 31

controlled and automatic processes

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ability to perform 2 or more tasks at once depending on complexity

Question 32

perceptual and cognitive distortions

Answer 32

awareness and efficiency of perceptions and cognitions

Question 33

emotional awareness

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experience of emotions

Question 34

self control

Answer 34

monitoring behaviours

Question 35

time orientation

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ability to perceive speed at which time passes

Question 36

continuum of awareness

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ASC: total awareness lack of awareness NWC: focussed attention ordinary wakefulness divided attention

Question 37

stimulants: substances

Answer 37

speed up body's physiological and mental processes | (coffee, nicotine), heart rate, pupils>

Question 38

stimulants/brainwaves: substances

Answer 38

increased physiological arousal increase beta waves decreased alpha, theta, delta waves

Question 39

depressants

Answer 39

substances that slow down body's physiological and mental processes

Question 40

stimulants and brainwaves: depressants

Answer 40

decrease physiological arousal decrease beta waves increase alpha, delta, theta waves

Question 41

sleep deprivation

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results in a negative mood state | irritability, short tempered, impatient

Question 42

alcohol/mood

Answer 42

emotions and mood may be exaggerated or intensified little control over mood and may fluctuate overly emotional , inappropriate