PPT-Toward the Modern Consciousness

Intellectual and Cultural Developments The Emergence of the New Physics By the end of the nineteenth century after more than two thousand years of intellectual struggle that began with the Greek philosophers physical scientists had reason to believe that they were beginning to understand the universe. Chapter 4. Consciousness. A state of awareness of ourselves and of the world around us.. Your consciousness consists of whatever you happen to be aware of at any given moment in time- . thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions of the outside world.. “We are the sum total of . all the choices we make.”. -Woody Allen. What . choices . must you make? . To . what degree do people judge you on the choices you make?. To . what degree do you judge yourself based on the choices you make?. Year 12 Psychology Unit 3 – The Conscious Self. Area of Study 1: Mind, Brain and Body. Chapter 2 . (pages 96 to 131). States of Consciousness. Level of awareness of our internal state & external events. This determines how much of this information we take in & respond to.. :. Hypnosis. Hypnosis . Today’s Goal:. Discuss theories of hypnosis, noting the behavior of hypnotized people and claims regarding its uses.. What is hypnosis?. Hypnotist makes suggestions about perceptions, thoughts, feelings, behaviors that a subject follows. Biological rhythms. Sleep Cycle. nREM. and REM sleep. Sleep theories. The Study of Consciousness. Does consciousness exist?. Many psychologists believed it did not.. Today, many believe it does. Linked with behaviors (talking) and brain waves. Uriah Kriegel University of Arizona Handbook of Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science (pp. 195-217). Amsterdam: North-Holland, 2006. Abstract. The purpose of this chapter is twofold. The p Sleeping, dreaming, hypnotizing, meditating, and…drugging?. SECTION 1: SLEEP AND DREAMS. Sleep is an essential state of consciousness. It involves stages and periods of dreaming. CONSCIOUSNESS. Def: a state of awareness, including a person’s feelings, sensations, ideas, and perceptions. . . . Retronaut picture of eye. Mesolithic . a. ntler headdress, . Star Carr.. Ways of seeing : consciousness and art. Some questions. Is consciousness a . material . phenomenon . or are mind and body separate ?. fishing for selves . How many . subjects of experience . is a split-brain subject? . Question. Approach. A split-brain subject, S, is . two . subjects of experience, R and L,. because a split-brain subject dual qua . Sleep Journal. Researchers are still exploring the reason for sleep and dreaming. Consider what would be lost and gained if the need for sleep were eliminated.. Over the next five days you will be keeping a sleep journal. Causes of the Modernist Temper. WWI. Urbanization. Industrialization. Immigration. Technological Evolution. Growth of Modern Science. Influence of Austrian Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). Influence of German Karl Marx (1818-1883). What is it?. Our awareness of ourselves and our environment. Some types of consciousness occur spontaneously. Daydreaming. Drowsiness - sleep. Dreaming. Some types of consciousness are Physiologically Induced. 5. th. . lecture. Olexandra. . Loshenko. , Ph.D.. . . Modern. . methods. . of. self-. knowledge. . and. self-. management. Ways of self-knowledge. . Self-analysis. . 5. th. . lecture. Olexandra. . Loshenko. , Ph.D.. . . Modern. . methods. . of. self-. knowledge. . and. self-. management. Ways of self-knowledge. . Self-analysis. .