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What are states of consciousness?

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Level of awareness for our external surroundings and internal states

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What are contents of consciousness

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specific thoughts we are aware of about our internal states or
external surroundings

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What is a stream of consciousness?

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a continuing flow of changing thoughts (William James, 1890)

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What are some altered States of consciousness?

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*Being asleep
* Having a dream
* Hypnosis
* Meditation
* Anesthesia
* Psychoactive drugs

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What is Inattention blindness

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When you aren’t paying attention to something visual, you are unable to report on the details of what the visual stimuli contain

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What role does reticular formation play regarding being consciously aware?

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It’s role is to be awake to be able to be conscious

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What role do the thalamus and hypothalamus play in being consciously aware?

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Its role is to have information processed by having signals from reticular formation go to and through the thalamus and hypothalamus

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What role does the cerebral cortex play in being consciously aware?

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Important for the “awareness” aspect of consciousness

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If reticular formation got damaged how would it impact conscious awareness

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It would cause loss of consciousness

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If hypothalamus got damaged how would it impact conscious awareness

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It would cause disturbances of wakefulness

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If Thalamus got damaged how would it impact conscious awareness

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It would cause lack of conscious awareness

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If cerebral cortex got damaged how would it impact conscious awareness

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It would cause a lack of awareness via Weiskrantz “blindsight” studies

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When does conscious awareness start to develop

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Conscious awareness of self seems to develop around 18
months

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When does full conscious awareness develop

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Full conscious awareness develops at around 22 months

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What is preconsciousness?

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Level of awareness in which information can become readily available to consciousness if necessary (e.g. What did you do last weekend)

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What is the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?

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It coordinates bodily rhythms and directs the production of melatonin by the pineal gland.

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Define circadian rhythm.

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The biological clock regulating sleep-wake cycles, roughly corresponding to daylight and night.

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What is the restoration theory of sleep?

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A theory proposing that sleep restores the brain and body.

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What is the adaptive theory of sleep?

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A theory suggesting organisms sleep to avoid predators and enhance survival.

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According to Freud, what role does the unconscious mind play?

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It contains significant information and guides behavior in various ways.

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What is unconscious decision-making?

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Decision-making processes that occur without conscious thought, often during snap decisions.

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What is implicit memory?

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Knowledge that we have stored in memory that we are not typically aware of or able to recall at will

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What is explicit memory?

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Involves pieces of knowledge that we are fully aware of

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What is an unconscious state?

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A state in which information is not easily accessible to conscious awareness (e.g. What did you eat last weekend?)

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What are automatic behaviours
A type of preconscious behaviour (e.g. Do you remember every step each time you brushed your teeth last week)
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How does artificial light affect sleep?
It disrupts the circadian rhythm by altering dopamine and melatonin production.
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What are the stages of sleep?
Stage 1: Transition to sleep with alpha and theta waves. Stage 2: Deeper relaxation with sleep spindles. Stage 3: Deep sleep with delta waves (20%-50%). Stage 4: Deepest sleep; heart rate and breathing are at their lowest. REM Sleep: Dreaming with rapid eye movements and irregular brain activity.
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What is the hypnagogic state?
The pre-sleep period characterized by alpha waves, hallucinations, and myoclonic jerks.
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What is REM sleep?
A sleep stage associated with dreaming, rapid brain wave patterns, increased heart rate, and irregular breathing.
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What is the information processing theory of dreaming?
Dreams help process daily information, encode memories, and solve problems.
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What is the activation-synthesis model of dreaming?
Dreams result from the brain’s effort to make sense of random neural activity during sleep.
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What is Freudian dream theory?
Dreams represent the expression of unconscious wishes or desires, though this theory lacks strong evidence.
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What are nightmares?
They are dreams filled with intense anxiety
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What is Nightmare or dream disorder anxiety
They are frequent or distressing nightmares
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What are lucid dreams?
Where the sleeper fully recognizes that they are dreaming and occasionally actively guides the outcome of the dream
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What are daydreams?
They are fantasies that occur while one is awake and aware of external reality, but is not fully conscious
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What is insomnia?
Difficulty falling or staying asleep, often caused by stress or medical conditions.
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What is sleep apnea?
A disorder where breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, leading to frequent awakenings.
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What is narcolepsy?
Sudden, uncontrollable episodes of REM sleep during the day.
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Define delayed sleep phase syndrome.
A condition causing a long delay in the ability to fall asleep.
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What is restless leg syndrome?
A strong urge to move the legs before sleep.
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What are night terrors?
Episodes of screaming and panic during deep sleep, usually resolving by adolescence.
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What is REM sleep behavior disorder?
Acting out dreams while still asleep.
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What is hypnosis?
An altered state of consciousness with heightened suggestibility, relaxation, and focus.
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What is Advanced sleep phase syndrome?
When they Fall asleep between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and wake between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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What are Periodic limb movements of sleep
They are Strong urge to move legs during sleep
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When does sleepwalking occur?
Mostly occurs during first three hours of sleep * Eventually returns to bed * Inherited
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What is posthypnotic amnesia?
The inability to recall events that occurred during hypnosis.
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What is the divided consciousness theory of hypnosis?
Hypnosis splits awareness into two parts: -One part responds to the hypnotist's suggestion. -The other part continues to process pain information, but at a less conscious level.
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What is the Social/Cognitive Process Theory of hypnosis?
This theory suggests that: -The participant is highly motivated to believe in hypnosis. -Without awareness, the participant works hard to ignore the pain.
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What are psychoactive drugs?
Chemicals that affect awareness, sensation, perception, mood, or behavior.
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Define tolerance in drug use.
The need to take higher doses to achieve the same effect due to regular drug use.
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What are withdrawal symptoms?
Unpleasant effects from reducing or stopping drug intake after dependency.
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What are depressants?
Drugs that slow central nervous system activity, such as alcohol and sedatives.
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What are stimulants?
Drugs that increase central nervous system activity, such as caffeine, nicotine, and cocaine.
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What are hallucinogens?
Drugs that cause sensory or perceptual distortions, including LSD and cannabis.
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What is addiction?
A psychological or physical compulsion to take a drug, resulting from regular ingestion and leading to maladaptive patterns of behaviour and changes in physical response
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What are sedative-hypnotics (benzodiazepines)?
It produces relaxation and drowsiness; relieves anxiety
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Where are opioids derived?
They are derived from the sap of the opium poppy
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What does cocaine do?
Increases energy and alertness * Produces euphoric feelings of well-being * Negatively impacts memory, attention, and decision making ability
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What does amphetamines do?
Small doses increase energy and alertness and reduce appetite * Large doses produces intoxication and psychosis * Includes methamphetamine (crystal meth) and MDMA (ecstasy), Adderall, and others
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What does hallucinogens do?
Produces sensory or perceptual distortions called hallucinations.
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What are LSD's?
Dramatically strengthens visual perceptions (including illusions and hallucinations) along with profound psychological and physical changes
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What does Cannabis do?
Produces a mixture of hallucinogenic, depressant, and stimulant effects
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What do Psychoactive drugs activate?
A reward learning pathway, or “pleasure pathway,” in the brain.
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What is the Reward-deficiency syndrome?
People might abuse drugs because usual life events do not readily activate their reward centres.

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