Psychology of Consciousness

1. Psychology of Consciousness

2. Consciousness • Opening Activity: Describe a time when you were influenced, inspired or motivated by your dreams?

3. Consciousness • Consciousness – a state of awareness, including a person’s feelings, sensations. ideas and perceptions. The process by which the brain creates a model of internal and external experience.

4. Consciousness • History of the Study of Consciousness • Structuralsits • Behaviorists • Cognitive Neuroscience • Consciousness is serial • Non-consciousness is parallel

5. Consciousness • Tools for Studying Consciousness • Introspection - stream of consciousness • Mental rotation - "turning it over in your mind“

7. Consciousness • Tools for Studying Consciousness • Introspection - stream of consciousness • Mental rotation - "turning it over in your mind" • Zooming in with the mind

8. Consciousness • Functions of Consciousness • Restriction • Combination – “meeting place” • Manipulation – mental models

9. Consciousness • The Nonconscious Mind • Preconscious • Unconsciousness • Fill in the missing letters Def_ _ _

10. Consciousness • The “penny for your thoughts” experiment. • Beverly Hills (upper class) • South Los Angeles (working class) • What does the experiment tell us about consciousness? • Independent Variable • Dependent Variable • What are some of the problems with the experiment?

11. Consciousness • Write 4-5 sentence summary of what you learned in class today.

12. Consciousness • Opening Activity: Do you think it would be desirable to perfect a way to eliminate the need for sleep?

13. Sleep and Dreams • Everyday Consciousness

14. Sleep and Dreams • Daydreaming • Positives • Negatives • The “white bear” experiment

15. Sleep and Dreams • The Mysterious Third of Our Lives • Circadian rhythms

16. Sleep and Dreams • The Mysterious Third of Our Lives • Circadian rhythms • The sleep cycle • NREM • REM • Sleep paralysis • REM rebound

17. Stages of Sleep

19. Stages of Sleep

20. Stages of Sleep

21. Sleep and Dreams • Sleep theories • Sleep protects • Sleep helps recuperation (brain cells) • Memory storage • Sleep and creative thinking • Sleeps aids growth in our youth

22. Stages of Sleep Sleep

23. Consciousness • Write 4-5 sentence summary of what you learned in class today.

24. Sleep and Dreams • Sleep Disorders • Insomnia • Onset insomnia • Early morning awaking • Sleep Apnea • Narcolepsy • Nightmares • Night Terrors • Sleepwalking • Sleep Talking

25. Sleep and Dreams • Create a short skit • Must include: • Symptoms • Causes • Treatment • 2 – 3 minutes • Everyone must have a speaking role

26. Dreaming • Hallucinations of the Sleeping Mind • Everyone dreams • Six years of our life is spent dreaming • 4 – 5 dreams a night (REM cycles) • Dreams often contain negative emotions • Dreams vary by culture, gender and age • Manifest Content • Latent Content • Dreams are in real time

27. Dreaming • Ordered Share: Describe the manifest content and speculate on the latent content of your dream.

30. Dreaming • Lucid Dreaming

31. Dreaming • Write 4-5 sentence summary of what you learned in class today.

32. Theories of Dreaming Theories of Dreaming Psychoanalytical (Wish Fulfillment) Information Processing (Memory) Activation-Synthesis (Meaningless) Creativity & Problem Solving

33. Dreaming • Frame Question: Which theory of dreams do you most agree with. Justify your answers.

34. Dreaming • Dream Interpretation Activity

35. Hypnosis • Opening Activity: Create a circle map in your notebook brain storming what you know, have heard, or words you associate with hypnosis.

36. Hypnosis • Hypnosis – an induced state of awareness, usually characterized by heightened suggestibility, deep relaxation, and highly focused attention

37. Hypnosis • Hypnotic ability and susceptibility • Openness to suggestion is key • 20% of people are highly hypnotizable; 10% difficult/impossible • Correlates are rich fantasy life, imagination, ability to focus attention and ignore distraction • Does not put a person to sleep • The person is not under the hypnotists power • Used to help people quit smoking, lose weight, manage stress, overcome phobias, diminish pain • Inaccurate memories are common

38. Theories of Hypnosis Theories of Hypnosis Altered State of Consciousness Motivated State Dissociated state (Hilgard) Role Theory Which theory do you most agree with?

39. Meditation • Meditation – the focusing of attention to clear one’s mind and produce relaxation. • Three major approaches: • Transcendental meditation • Mindfulness meditation • Breath meditation • Effects of meditation • Lowers blood pressure • Reduces stress • Reduces anxiety

40. Drugs and Consciousness • Opening Activity – What factors do you think have influenced the recent trend toward increased use of marijuana?

41. Drugs and Consciousness • Psychoactive Drugs – chemicals that affect the nervous system and result in altered consciousness.

42. Drugs and Consciousness

43. Drugs and Consciousness Psychoactive Drugs Depressants Stimulants Narcotics Hallucinogens Marijuana & MDMA

44. Drugs and Consciousness • Psychological effects of psychoactive • Individual factors (body weight) • Number of times taken • Environmental setting • Mental Set • Write a summary on what you learned.

45. Drug Addiction • Opening Activity: What is the difference between psychological dependence and addiction. (476) Addiction

46. Drug Addiction • Drug Addiction • Psychological Dependence • Tolerance • Addiction (Physiological) • Withdrawal Symptoms

47. Drug Treatment • Drug Treatment • Admit that there is a problem • Options: • Detoxification • Maintenance program • Enter a treatment program and/or get therapy • Join support group

48. Risk Factors for Abuse

49. Opening Activity • Do you think all drugs should be legalized? Give three reasons. • Should drugs be decimalized?

50. Alcohol