3/17/15

• When you hear or see the word “Consciousness” what does it mean to you?

• List 2 examples of the various states of Consciousness or words that might be associated with Consciousness.

• Selective attention: focusing on a particular stimulus.

• Usually involves our 5 senses• Direct Inner Awareness: thoughts, images,

emotions, or memories.• Examples: being angry, remembering a friend,

concepts like fairness or love.

Levels of Awareness:

• Consciousness: Aware of inner and exterior stimuli

• Preconscious: not aware right now but could recall them if needed.

• Unconscious/Subconscious: unavailable to awareness.

Question?????

• If you commit a crime during your sleep are you guilty?

Altered States of Consciousness:

• Examples include: sleeping, under the influence of drugs/alcohol, meditation, biofeedback, hypnosis, etc.

Tibetan meditating Monks being bio-scanned

• https://youtu.be/oCXr7rxTLBE

Sleep & Dreams

• Circadian Rhythms: Cycle occurring in people, animals, & plants. (every 24 hrs)

• Examples: body temp, blood pressure, sleepiness, & wakefulness.

Stages of Sleep:

• Stage 1: lightest sleep, if awakened we feel like we haven’t been to sleep yet.

• Lasts about 30-40 minutes, we then move to stages 2,3, & 4

• Stage 2, 3, & 4: Moving deeper and deeper into sleep.

• After about 30 mins of stage 4 we move back to stage 3, then 2, then 1 (takes about 90 min)

• Stage 5: REM- breathe more irregularly, blood pressure rises, heart beats faster.

Why do we need sleep?

• Randy Gardner experiment: no sleep for 11 days= irritable, could not focus eyes, speech difficulties, & memory lapses.

• Case study• REM deprived: makes people & animals learn

more slowly & forget quickly

Sleep problems

• Insomnia: inability to sleep• *Racing minds & worrying can cause this• *Coping: relaxing when trying to sleep (good)

& sleeping pills (not good!)

• Nightmares: anxiety can cause nightmares to occur more often

• *Occurs during REM sleep & usually in the morning

Individual Work for your notebook

• Monitor your current state of consciousness.• Write a description of some of the physical

sensations, thoughts, emotions, and external phenomena that you are registering.

• What percentage of your awareness is focused on external sensations, inner thoughts, emotions, etc.

• Was one awareness greater than the other? Why?

3/18/2015

• What is sleep apnea?

• If you have sleep apnea what are some side effects of the disorder?

• Night Terrors: severe nightmares with a racing heart & gasping for air.

• *most people don’t remember exactly what happens

• *Occur during 3rd & 4th stage of sleep• *Most common in children

• Sleep Walking: • *usually children, usually don’t remember the

next day, & usually grow out of it.

• Sleep Apnea: breathing interruption• *Occurs when air passages are blocked• *Usually caused by obesity & snoring• *People may feel tired during the day

• Narcolepsy: suddenly fall asleep no matter what time it is or where they are.

• *Believed to be a genetic functioning problem

Meditation, Biofeedback, & Hypnosis

• Meditation: narrowing consciousness to relieve stress of the outside world.

• Biofeedback: controlling certain bodily functions, such as heart rate.

• * Treats things like tension headaches & high blood pressure

• Hypnosis: altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions & behave as though they are in a trance.

• *Has been used in trials, for pain prevention, & quitting bad habits

• MIND CONTROL :: How To Hypnotize People• https://youtu.be/z2LZELYPUnE

Case study

• As a class you have 15-20 min to read through “Top 10 Spooky Sleep Disorders”.

• You can work in groups of 2 but no more.• Sleepwalking• https://youtu.be/t4ZUtntRewY• Sleep Apnea - Hard to Watch... • https://youtu.be/mjQdAf9cQBo

Individual Work

• You have 35 min to complete this activity.• Based on what we have covered so far with

sleep disorders you are to select 1 and write a pamphlet containing the following:

• Description of the disorder• Causes• Treatment • How this is linked to the study of Psychology.

Addiction

• Physical addiction: your body craves it after a while.

Depressants

• Depressants: slows the activity of the nervous system

• * gives people a sense of relaxation• Alcohol: low doses= relaxation, high doses=

sleep or worse• Intoxication: another word for drunkenness ,

root being the word toxic

• Effects of drinking:• 1) slurred speech, blurred vision, clumsy• 2) affects judgment• 3) lowers inhibitions • * cause of more than half of all fatal car

accidents in the U.S.

• Narcotics: relieves pain & induce sleep• Examples: morphine, heroin, and codeine

(derived from the poppy plant)

• Effects:• 1) Morphine: very addictive (the soldier’s

disease)• 2) Heroin: gives feelings of pleasure, also

depression, impairs judgment, memory, AIDS, death.

Stimulants

• Stimulants: increase activity of the nervous system

• Effects:• speeds up the heart & breathing• includes nicotine, amphetamines, & cocaine

Effects

• 1) Nicotine: causes release of adrenaline• * causes alertness, reduces appetite • * as addictive as heroine• * 400,000 people a year die from smoke

related illnesses

• 2) Amphetamines: helps to stay awake & reduces appetite

• * 1st used in WWII• * produces feelings of pleasure• * causes hallucinations & delusions• 3) Cocaine: causes feelings of pleasure, reduces

hunger, deadens pain, and boosts self-confidence• Overdose symptoms include restlessness, Insomnia,

trembling, headaches, nausea, etc…

Hallucinogens:

• Hallucinogen: causes hallucinations, relaxation, pleasure, or feelings of panic

• Effects:• 1) Marijuana: impairs perceptions,

coordination, memory, & learning• * can cause anxiety & confusion• 2) LSD: (acid) produces hallucinations• * most injure themselves in a panic

Treatment

• Detoxification: removal of a harmful substance from the body

• 1) Maintenance Programs: given controlled doses

• 2) Counseling: treats stimulant & depressant abuse

• 3) Support Groups: people help because they know what you’re going through

Teach back of Chapter 5

• In groups of no more than 4 you will become content experts on one:– Consciousness– Sleep and sleep problems– Mediation, biofeedback, and hypnosis– How drugs affect consciousness

• Your teach back must be accurate, interesting, colorful and last approx. 7-10 min.