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Consciousness Week 5 Learning Objectives At the end of the discussion, the student is expected to: 1. Evaluate our Consciousness 2. Explain the Process of Sleep and Dreams 2. Explain Altered State of Consciousness Lesson Outline 1. What Is Consciousness 2. Sleep and Dreams 3. Altering Consciousnes...

Consciousness Week 5 Learning Objectives At the end of the discussion, the student is expected to: 1. Evaluate our Consciousness 2. Explain the Process of Sleep and Dreams 2. Explain Altered State of Consciousness Lesson Outline 1. What Is Consciousness 2. Sleep and Dreams 3. Altering Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Biofeedback Altering Consciousness through Drugs 4. Depressants 5. Stimulants 6. Hallucinogenics What is Consciousness Consciousness Consciousness - a concept with many meanings, including sensory awareness of the world outside, direct inner awareness of one’s thoughts and feelings, personal unity, and the waking state Selective Attention - the focus of one’s consciousness on a particular stimulus Direct Inner Awareness - knowledge of one’s own thoughts, feelings, and memories without the use of sensory organs Freudian Perspective Preconscious - in psychodynamic theory, descriptive of material that is not in awareness but can be brought into awareness by focusing one’s attention Unconscious - in psychodynamic theory, descriptive of ideas and feelings that are not available to awareness; also: without consciousness Repression vs Suppression Sleep and Dreams Circadian Rhythm Circadian Rhythm - a cycle that is connected with the 24- hour period of the earth’s rotation Stages of Sleep Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) - sleep the first four stages of sleep Rapid eye movement (REM) - sleep a stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, which have been linked to dreaming Alpha Waves - rapid low-amplitude brain waves that have been linked to feelings of relaxation Theta waves - slow brain waves produced during the hypnagogic state Delta waves - strong, slow brain waves usually emitted during stage 4 sleep What are the Functions of Sleep? Dreams DREAMS AS “THE RESIDUE OF THE DAY” DREAMS AS THE EXPRESSION OF UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES I THE ACTIVATION–SYNTHESIS MODEL OF DREAMS Sleep Disorders Insomnia - Narcolepsy - a “sleep attack” in which a person falls asleep suddenly and irresistibly sleep Apnea - temporary absence or cessation of breathing while sleeping Altering Consciousness Meditation Transcendental meditation (TM) - the simplified form of meditation brought to the United States by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and used as a method for coping with stress. Mindfulness meditation (MM) - a form of meditation that provides clients with techniques they can use to focus on the present moment rather than ruminate about problems. Hypnosis an altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and behave as though they are in a trance Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders Substance Use Disorders a problem characterized by loss of control over usage, social impairment, risky use, and tolerance and withdrawal symptoms. Tolerance - habituation to a drug, with the result that increasingly higher doses of the drug are needed to achieve similar effects Abstinence Syndrome - a characteristic cluster of withdrawal symptoms that results from sudden decease in drug level usage Depressant Generally act by slowing the activity of the central nervous system. a. Alcohol b. Narcotics - drugs used to relieve pain and induce sleep; the term is usually reserved for opiates c. barbiturate an addictive depressant used to relieve anxiety or induce sleep Stimulants Amphetamines - stimulants derived from alpha-methyl-beta phenylethylamine, a colorless liquid consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen Cocaine Nicotine Hallucinogenics Marijuana LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) - a synthetic hallucinogen Activity Let`s Meditate. 1. Reflect. 2. Share you experiences on ¼ sheet of paper. Questions?