(Notes) 4.2: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind
FORMS OFCONSCIOUSNESS
anawarenessofourselves our
Cenvironment
U Iconsciousness g someoccurspontaneously
daydreaming
thewootrackmind drowsiness
dreaming
somearephysiologicallyinduced
hallucinations
DUAL PROCESSING orgasm
foodoxygenstarvation
ourconsciousawarenessprocesses
onlyasmallpartofallthatweexperience somearepsychologically induced
weintuitivelymakeuseoftheinfoweare sensorydeprivation
notconsciouslyawareof conscious hypnosis
organizing reflectiveandunconscious
latinfor
meditation antaya
interpretingandintuitive
SELECTIVE ATTENTION SLEEP STAGES
OF SLEEP
thefocusingofconscious awarenesson biologicalrhythms up
aparticularstimulus onlyalimitedportion circadianrhythms occurona 24 hr
ofoursurroundings 1ethecocktailpartyeffect cycleandincludesleep wakefulness
ourbiologicalclock canbealteredby
Inattentionalblindness fallingtoseevisible artificiallight
objectswhenourattentionisdirectedelsewhere scarenesonant Glighttriggersthesuprachiasmaticfoodetcandtheyare
Changeblindness fallingtonoticechangesinthe considerate nucleustodecrease morning melatonin
environment iechoiceblindnesschangedeafness inganmer fromthepinealgland increase
evening itatnightfall intenuponalamu
functionofdeep
wehavetosleepscientistsdon'tknowwhy
noproofthatsleepactuallyrestoresthebody
ratsdeprivedofsleepdiein14days
wirforhumans Ildayswosleep
sleepdeprivation
aggression irritability
reducedenergy
difficultyconcentrating impairedmemory
weakensimmunesystem
depressionmoodswingslackofconfidence
sleepstages
measuringsleep everygominswepassthru
acycleof5distinctsleepstages
sleepcycles
adultsneeds10hrs1day
stage1 easilyawaken
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stagessleepisheavier brainwavesslower
wburstsofactivity
lightsleep
stagestransitionstostage4 deepsleep
nonRemdreaming nightmaresbedwetting
sleepwalking
Remstagedreaming
alphawaves awakebutrelaxed
whenanindividualclosestheireyesbut
remainsawaketheirbrainactivityslows
downtoalargeamplituderegularalpha
waves 914cps
sleepstages1 2 u v
duringearlylightsleepstages1 2the sleepstages 3 4
brainentersahighamplitudeslowregular duringdeepestsleepbrainactivityslowsdown
waveformcalledthetawaves15841 Glargeamplitudeslowdeltawaves 1.540ps
ie apersondaydreaming Gweach90mincyclestage4sleepdecreases
andthedurationofREMsleepincreases
stage 5 REMsleep
afterreachingthedeepestsleepstage4
thesleepcyclestartsmovingbackwards
towardsstage1 althoughstillasleepthe
brainengagesinlow amplitudefastand e whydowesleep
regularbetawaves1540cpsmuchlike WESPEND13OFOurLIVESsleep
awakearousedstate ing if anindividualremains
apersonduringthissleepexhibits AWAKEForseveralDaysImmune
rapideyemovements REMand Function concentrationDeter
reportsvividdreams loratesANDTHEriskOF
ACCIDENTSINCREASES
SLEEP THEORIES
1 sleepprotects sleepingin thedarknesswhen
predatorsloomedaboutkeptourancestors
safe
2 sleephelpsusrecover sleephelpsrestore repair
brainTissue SLEEPDEPRIVATION cont
3 sleephelpsusremember sleeprestores rebuildsour
fadingmemories
4 sleepmayplayaroleinthegrowthprocessduringsleepthepituitary
glandreleasesgrowthhormonesolderpeoplereleaselessofthis
hormone sleepless
Steep
Hygiene
c thus QUICK VOTES Ca establisharegularrelaxingroutinetounwind
C stayawayfromnicotineandcaffeineafter2pm
turnoffcomputer30minbeforebedtime
A avoidalcohol getting9ourshashadproven
p
avoidstimulatingactivitiesinthelateevenings resultsofefficiencyandbetter
lieheavystudyingcomputergamesviolent moodthroughouttheday
frighteningTVshowsvideosorbooks
C avoidnapping Ifnappingnolongerthanzomins 46hrsofsleepincreasestheriskof
exerciseeveryday Ifpossible 23hrstowinddown stroke
C useyourbedforsleepnotstudyingorTV
moreadenosinemoresleeppressure
C whenoneisdeprivedofsleepthebuildup
ofchemicalscausebadresults
SLEEPDISORDERS
Insomnia apersistentinabilitytofallasleep melatoninhelpsregulatethehealthy
timingofsleep
narcolepsy overpoweringurgetofallasleepwhichmay
occurwhiletalkingorstandingup don'tstayinbedawakegetupandwalk
Ordosomethingsothatyourbraincan
sleepapnea failuretobreathewhenasleep reassociateourbedswithonlysleeping
Childrenaremostproneto
nightterrorsthesuddenarousalfromsleepwintensefear DREAMS
accompaniedbypsychologicalreactions ierapidheart thelinkbetweenREMsleepanddreaminghas
rateperspirationwhichoccurduringstagedsleep openedupaneweraofdreamresearch't
sleepwalking astage4disorderwhichisusually whydowedream
harmlessandunrecalledthenextday wishfulfillment
informationprocessing
sleeptalking aconditionthatrunsinfamilieslike sleeprepair
sleepwalking cognitivedevelopment
activationsynthesistheory
DREAMCONSCIOUSNESS thebrainengagesinalotof
theawarenessofbeinginanimaginedworldinwhich neuralactivityandthentriesto
thingshappenspontaneousundeliberateimaginings synthesizeItormakesenseofit
foracrash whatdowedream
manifestcontent storylineofdream
mn
faultymachinerylosingcontrol losingtouchwreality negativeemotionalcontent
somethingisn'tworkingrightordifficultymaking failuredreams beingattacked
connections pursuedrejected
sexualdreams
lostortrapped conflictorfeelingtrappedinreallife
unabletomaketherightchoice
missedboatplanemissedopportunity
failedatestfeelingtestedorunprepared
Ill dying awarningofariskawishthatsomeonewillgo
awayorafearoflosing
beingchased someoneorsomethingismakingyoufeel
threatened
missingteeth afraidofbeingseenasunattractive
embarrassmentlossofpowerimpotence
nudityfeelingexposedawkwardvulnerable
fallingsinkingfeelinginsecureorlackingsupportwhilefeeling
overwhelmedorreadytogiveup