PPT-ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Trance Styles Exercise Adapted from eHRAF Teaching Exercises 126 Altered States of Consciousness by Jack Dunnington Carol R Ember and Erik Ringen This. Rene Descartes. . Reasoned that the mind is a non-physical entity (i.e. A soul), whereas the body is a physical, fleshy structure (i.e. Matter). He believed mind and body interacted through the pineal gland (a structure near the centre of the . 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.. :. 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. Maggie . Schedl. and Shiori Tomatsu. Clearing A Few Things Up About Hypnosis. Common beliefs: mysterious, powerful, control minds, going under trance. Reality: increased motivation to perform tasks. 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. AP Psychology. Ms. Brown. Myers – Ch. 7. “His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. . Let us lose it for a few hours.”. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Consciousness. Our awareness of ourselves and our environment (constantly processing information). 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. Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. . The organism’s awareness of, or possibility of knowing, what is going on inside or outside itself. . States of Consciousness- Freud’s work. Conscious Level- completely aware . Preconscious Level-. Chapter 7. 2. OBJECTIVE 1. | Discuss the history of psychology’s study of consciousness and contrast conscious and unconscious information processing.. 3. History of Consciousness. Psychology began as a science of consciousness.. 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. . sages p 8 Walsh describes his own interest in transformativepractices such as psychotherapy and various contemplative andspiritual disciplines finding that shamanic practices fit this rubricAlthough h Agenda:. Do Now-HW quiz, review your reading. Notes. Activity. AP Psychology: Unit . 4. Psychology. :. Consciousness . Topic. : States of Consciousness. Activity. : . Fact or Falsehood?. Consciousness has an unlimited capacity.