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Ch. 5 Consciousness and Its Altered States (Student's Copy)
Ch. 5 Consciousness and Its Altered States (Student's Copy)
States
Psychology 1
Dr. Jay Garcia
Professor
Consciousness
Definition of James Angell All
consciousness everywhere, normal or
abnormal, human or animal.
Definition William James Consciousness
is a stream, or everchanging flow of
awareness.
Levels of Consciousness
Conscious is a term used to describe
your active awareness.
Preconscious stores memories that
you do not have a use for at present
moment, but you can retrieve in the
future if needed.
Levels of Consciousness
Subconscious handles the information &
mental processes needed to perform routine
activities that you do not require conscious
thought.
Unconscious is what stores those memories
we are unaware of.
Altered State of Consciousness
(ASC)
Is a radical deviation from overall pattern of
functioning of the mind during the ordinary
waking state of consciousness such the
new, overall pattern is superimposed on
ones experience.
Example of ASC:
Sleep
Dream
Hypnosis
Meditation
Psychoactive drugs
SLEEP