Selective Awareness
Team Members:
Amit Kumar (13094)
Pramod Chunduri (13221)
Sahil Grover(13601)
Shivam Malhotra (13660)
Pratik Vadher (13758)
Work load distribution : Equal
Anivesh Agrawal (14100)
Bhanu Garg (14174)
Mayank Mittal (14376)
Akhil Mishra (13406)
Jeet Patel (13465)
Instructor : Dr. Braj Bhushan
Objective
Selective awareness is the tendency to get more and more
familiarized and involved with certain aspect of the
environment or completely cease to do so.

We will try to analyze the continuum of selective awareness

from clinical, social and psychological perspectives.
Dimensions of Selective Awareness:

Rigidity and Limited Stimulus Fantasy and Emotion Dominated

Bound Awareness Awareness

The behavior reflects rigidity because Individuals tendency to get more

of individuals awareness being bound familiarized with non physical stimulus
to only a certain type of stimulus. like imagination and emotions.
Consider a scenario
Normal Awareness
Being task oriented along with Adjustment:
socially acceptable non-rigid/ 1. Clinical : Normal
accepting awareness. Ex.
2. Psychological : Normal
1. Open to all opinions
2. Ignoring goal incongruent stimulus
3. Social : Normal
3. Seldom distracted
Normal Awareness
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8
7
6
5
4 Normal
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Extreme Fantasy Dominated
Awareness independent of physical Adjustment :
stimuli, and not being able to
differentiate imagination with reality. 1. Clinical : Not sound
Ex.
2. Psychological : Not sound
1. Imagining characters
2. Rigidity towards not accepting reality 3. Social : Unacceptable
3. Hallucinations
Extreme Fantasy Dominated
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8
Extreme
7
Fantasy
6
5
4 Normal
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Awareness Influenced By Authority
Selectively tending to opinions from Adjustment :
superiors in hierarchy. Ex. 1. Clinical : Normal

1. Only being attentive to boss, maybe 2. Psychological : Normal

because he can fire you.

3. Social : Borderline
Acceptable
Awareness Influenced By Authority
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8
Extreme
7
Fantasy
6
5 Authority
4 Normal
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Personal Growth Dominated Awareness
Selectively tending to stimuli which Adjustment :
you can benefit from due to pre-
conceived notions. Ex. 1. Clinical : Normal

1. Being attentive to peers whom you feel 2. Psychological : Normal

are experienced and can help you grow
personally
2. Gives a negative bias towards new 3. Social : Borderline
people Acceptable
Personal Growth Dominated Awareness
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8
Extreme
7
Fantasy
6 Personal
5 Growth
4 Authority
3 Normal
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Extreme Task Oriented Awareness
Selectively only attending to stimuli Adjustment :
which align with your current task. 1. Clinical : Normal
Ex.
2. Psychological : Might Need
1. Isolating oneself Help
2. Too focused on personal agenda
3. Ignoring distracting conversations 3. Social : Mildly
Unacceptable
Extreme Task Oriented Awareness
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8
Extreme
7
Fantasy
6 Personal
5 Growth
4 Authority
3 Normal
2
Task
1
Oriented
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Anxiety Dominated Awareness
Inherent fear which dominates your Adjustment :
awareness. Ex. 1. Clinical : Might Need
Help

1. Say a person has Acrophobia and the

meeting is on top floor. So view from 2. Psychological : Might Need
Help
window dominates his attention.

3. Social : Borderline
Acceptable
Anxiety Dominated Awareness
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8 Anxiety Extreme
7
Fantasy
6 Personal
5 Growth
4 Authority
3 Normal
2
Task
1
Oriented
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Highly Gullible
Disoriented behavior because of Adjustment :
conforming to multiple/contradictory 1. Clinical : Normal
stimulus. Ex.
2. Psychological : Needs Help
1. Unable to show discretion while
accepting any opinion/stimuli.
3. Social : Unacceptable
Highly Gullible
10
Fantasy/Emotion Dominated

9
8 Anxiety Extreme
7 Fantasy
6 Gullible Personal
5 Growth
4 Normal Authority
3
2
1
Task
0
Oriented
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rigidity
Thank You
Any Questions?