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Awareness of external stimuli and one's own mental activity.
ex: My mental interpretation of the clouds in the sky was a demonstration of my consciousness. |
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The characteristics of consciousness at any particular moment.
ex: Being alert and active, I was in a different state of consciousness than my sluggish, just-woken-up sister. |
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| altered state of consciousness |
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A condition in which changes in mental processes are extensive enough that a person or others notice significant differences in psychological and behavioral functioning.
ex: Bob's speech was slurred, his movements were slow, his sentences were almost unintelligable... We knew he'd been hitting the bottle again, he was in that altered state of consciousness! |
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REM Rebound: When you are sleep deprived you lose out on two types of sleep, REM and NREM (non-REM). Typically when you have a chance to fall asleep after sleep deprivation you have a tendency to get more REM sleep than you would normally get. This is your body's way of trying to catch up on its REM sleep.
ex: I noticed after I came home from the exciting, party-centric vacation that I dreamed far more than I usuaslly do... I was getting more REM sleep! |
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Story-like sequences of images, sensations, and perceptions occurring mainly during REM sleep.
ex: Last night, in my sleep, I had a vision that I was being chased by a giant cat! That dream made me be nicer to Gladys when I woke up... |
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Awareness that a dream is a dream while it is happening.
ex: If I ever have an awful nightmare, I only hope I'll be lucid dreaming so that I can wake myself up! |
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The degree to which people respond to hypnotic suggestions.
ex: Either the girl had a very high hypnotic susceptibility or she was a very good actress! |
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Recalling or reenacting childhood under hypnosis.
ex: The woman started to use a very high, babyish voice and cried out, "Mama!" at which point the hypnotist snapped her out of it. |
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| postyhypnotic suuggestion |
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Instructions about behavior that is to take place after hypnosis has ended.
ex: For some reason, ever since I was hypnotised I get the urge to eat lots of bananas... And I'm pretty sure the hypnotist worked for Chiquita... |
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An inability to recall what happened while they were hypnotized, even after being told what happened.
ex: Even though we told her again and again, Eleanor just could not remember dancing on the table! |
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A method of creating an altered state of consciousness characterized by inner peace and tranquility.
ex: When I told Marlee I had a stressful amount of AP Psych homework, she told me I should try meditating, as it relives stress. |
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The self-administration of psychoactive drugs in ways that deviate from a culture's social norms.
ex: I didn't like the movie Party Monster solely because it glamourized substance abuse. |
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