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435419596202500AP Psychology Unit IV: Consciousness Guided Notes #4 Corresponding Modules : 22-25Fall Semester 2014 Topic: Consciousness (2-4%) BacileCONSCIOUSNESS: STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESSConsciousness: The BasicsConsciousnessAwareness of ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Both internal & external stimuliContents are __________________________________________________Consciousness rarely comes to a standstill_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Includes________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Your awareness of yourself as the unique being that is having these experiencesYour awareness of your thoughts regarding these experiencesWaking ConsciousnessState in which __________________________________________________________________________________ are clear & organized; person feels alertTheories of Waking ConsciousnessThe Stream of ConsciousnessWilliam James“ ___________________________________________________”40 times per second; each sweep results in a single image or “moment of consciousness”Iceberg Theory43072052603500_______________________________________________Consciousness is NOT an all-or-nothing phenomenon2047875182880The conscious mind…00The conscious mind…2047875123825The unconscious mind…00The unconscious mind…Altered States of ConsciousnessState in which there __________________________________________________________________________________________________ as compared to waking consciousnessIs it possible to divide one’s consciousness?Some occur spontaneouslySome are physiologically inducedSome are psychologically inducedMost common altered state?Sleep; humans spend approximately ______________________________________________________________________________________________Do humans maintain awareness during sleep?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Where does consciousness come from?Most psychologists believe that it arises from _________________________________________________________________________________________________How do scientists “measure” consciousness?___________________________________________________________Summarizes electrical activity in terms of brain wavesBrain waves vary in:____________________________________________________________________________________________EEG PatternFrequencyTypical State of Consciousness13-248-124-7Less than4Consciousness: HypnosisHypnosisState of consciousness in which the subject is especially susceptible to suggestionFour Steps in Hypnosis____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Alternate Definition: “Merely a blend of conformity, relaxation, imagination, obedience, suggestion and role-playing…”Posthypnotic Suggestion_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Has been shown to help alleviate headaches, asthma, skin disorders, etc.DissociationA split of ___________________________________________________ into two separate, simultaneous streams of awarenessHas been shown to provide hypnotic pain reliefHypnosis CAN…Hypnosis CANNOT…Create amnesia for anything that happens during the session, at least for a brief period of time…Relieve pain by allowing a person to remove conscious attention from the pain…Regress people back to childhood…Consciousness: Hypnosis TheoriesDivided Consciousness (Ernest Hilgard, 1994)___________________________________________________________________________________________________Hypnosis is a special state of dissociation, or divided consciousness___________________________________________________________________________________________, while another part of the subject’s mind (the “hidden observer”) remains aware of all that is going on____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Social-Cognitive (Irving Kirsch, 2000)__________________________________________________________________________________________________People who are hypnotized are not in an altered state of consciousness, but rather _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Subjects might actually believe that they are being hypnotized; often unaware that they are role-playing__________________________________________________________________________________________________Consciousness: MeditationMeditationA family of practices that train attention to heighten awareness and bring mental processes under greater voluntary controlA deliberate effort to alter consciousnessRooted in what?Two Primary ApproachesFocused AttentionAttention is concentrated on a specific object, image, sound or bodily sensationIntent is to narrow attention & clear mind of its clutterOpen-MonitoringAttention is directed to one’s moment-to-moment experience; non-judgmentalIntent is to become a detached observer ................
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