Consciousness

Person’s subjective
experience of the world and the mind

Experience

ones ability to feel pain, pleasure,
hunger, anger, or fear

Agency

ones ability for self-control, planning, memory or thought

Full Consciousness

Consciousness in which you know and are able to report your mental state

Self-Consciousness

Distinct level of consciousness in which the person’s attention is drawn to the self as an object

Minimal Consciousness

Low-level kind of sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior

Daydreaming

the act of refocusing attention from one's external surroundings to one's inner thoughts and imagination

Mental Control

Attempt to change conscious
states of mind

Thought Suppression

Conscious avoidance of
a thought

Ironic Processes of Mental Control

Mental processes that can producec ironic errors because monitoring for
errors can itself produce them

The Rebound Effect of Thought Suppression

Tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression

Dynamic Unconscious

Active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories, the person’s deepest instincts and desires, and the
person’s inner struggle to control these forces

Repression

Mental process that removes unacceptable thoughts and memories
from consciousness

Cognitive Unconsciousness

Mental processes that give rise to a person’s thoughts, choices, emotions, and behavior even though they
are not experienced by the person.

Subliminal Stimuli

a thought or behavior that is influenced by stimuli that a person cannot consciously report perceiving; controversial Unconscious processing can help or hurt decision making.

Altered State of Consciousness

Forms of experience that depart from the normal subjective experience of the world and the mind

Beta Waves

high-frequency, low-amplitude brain waves that are commonly observed in an awaken state

Sleep Stage 1

lightest sleep – just starting to “nod off;” alpha waves

Sleep Stage 2

muscles more relaxed, breathing/heart rate slower, harder to awaken; theta waves

Sleep Stage 3

transitional stage from light to deep
sleep; delta waves

Sleep Stage 4

deepest sleep; almost pure delta wave activity

Slow-wave Sleep (Slow-wave deprivation)

Affects mood (irritable) , forgetful

Delta Waves

the slowest brain waves in humans, with a frequency of 1–3 Hz.

Stage 5/REM Sleep (REM deprivation)

relatively light sleep; alpha waves

When do we sleep less as people?

Sleep patterns tend to change as you age

Insomnia

Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep

Sleep Apnea

Person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep

Somnambulism (sleep walking)

Occurs when the person arises and walks around during sleep

Narcolepsy

Sudden sleep attacks occur in the middle of waking activities

Night Terrors

Abrupt awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal

Dream Consciousness (Illogical)

the continuities of time, place, and person don't apply. You may find you are in one place and then another

Freud (Hidden Wishes)

Manifest content: Dream’s apparent topic or superficial meaning
Latent content: Dream’s true underlying meaning

Activation Synthesis

Theory that dreams are produced when the brain attempts to make sense of activations that occur randomly during sleep

Depressants

Substances that reduce the
activity of the CNS

Stimulants

Substances that excite the CNS,
heightening arousal and activity levels

Narcotics

Highly addictive drugs
derived from opium that relieve pain

Hallucinogens

Drugs that alter sensation and perception and often cause visual and auditory hallucinations

Marijuana

Leaves and buds of the hemp plant that produces an intoxication that is
mildly hallucinogenic