What is consciousness

Question 1

Counsciousness is our _______ or our ____ and _____ environment.

Answer 1

awareness
internal
external

Question 2

Non-conscious activities are _______ that one does not have to consciously _____ or ______.

Answer 2

processes
monitor
regulate

Question 3

Nonconscious activities are survival related processes such as _____, ____ and basic ____. They are controlled by a ______ region of the brain called _____.

Answer 3

heart beat, breathing, arousal
primitive
brain stem

Question 4

What is the state of unconsciousness?

Answer 4

not being aware or not being able to provide information on our environment or mental state.

Question 5

What is the state of full consciousness?

Answer 5

being fully aware or able to provide information on our environment or mental state.

Question 6

Full consciousness happens in the ____ in terms of evolution, the _________.

Answer 6

newest

cerebral cortex

Question 7

A full state of mind is difficult to ___, ____ and _____ as we desire.

Answer 7

monitor, control and direct

Question 8

What is thought suppression? Does thought suppression work? Why? (process responsible) What is the rebound effect?

Answer 8

trying not to think about something.
automatic monitoring process that searches for unwanted thoughts makes it not work.
Rebound effect is thinking about the thought you are trying to suppress more because you think “Am I thinking about it now?

Question 9

What did we learn on multitasking?

Answer 9

cannot multitask, usually switch task. Hard to do two things at the same time. Usually lose time and energy switching because of different set of rules.

Question 10

What is an altered state of consciousness?

Answer 10

different than normal in a weird way.

Question 11

What is the circadian rhythm? What part of the bain>

Answer 11

biological clock that makes us tired, or awake depending on the light.
Suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hypothalamus receives light info from the retina.

Question 12

The supriachiasmatic nucleus influences the release of ____ such as _____ (induces sleep or not depending on light).

Answer 12

hormones

melatonin

Question 13

What is an a hypnagogic jerk? which sleep stage?

Answer 13

muscle tense up misinterpreting it for falling. sleep stage 1.

Question 14

What happens in the sleep stage 1?

Sleep stage 2?

Answer 14

• transition between awake and asleep.

- easy to wake, few ups and down in EGG waves.

Question 15

What happens in the sleep stage 3 and 4?

Answer 15

deep sleep marked by large brain waves, hard to awaken

Question 16

What is the second name of the sleep stage 5?

Answer 16

REM

rapid eye movement

Question 17

What happens physiologically in our body during REM sleep?

Answer 17

1- heart rate, breathing speed up and eyes moves a lot.

2- body paralyzed

Question 18

What happens in our brain when rem sleep?

Answer 18

dreaming.

Question 19

What is the name of the condition in which people are not paralyzed during rem sleep?

Answer 19

REM behaviour disorder

Question 20

What is the primary purpose of psychoactive drugs>

Answer 20

alter consciouness

Question 21

What is the difference between antagonist and agonist drugs?

Answer 21

antagonist decreases activity in the brain

agonist increases

Question 22

What happens when person does cocain?

Answer 22

blocks reuptake of dopamine receptors.

Question 23

What happens when person drinks alcohol?

Answer 23

affects prefrontal cortex

decrease activity in this region

Question 24

Minimal consciousness is when there is a _____ connection between ____ and _____. Thus people respond to _____, they are just not aware of it.

Answer 24

fragmented
self
environment
stimulus