UNIT THREE:CONSCIOUSNESS

1. Chapter 5 UNIT THREE:CONSCIOUSNESS

2. Dream Journal • Briefly write down your dreams for over the course of a week. • At the end of the week, see if there are any patterns in your dreams • common symbols, people, etc. • Choose one of the psychological perspectives (chpt. 1) - use that perspective to “analyze your dreams”

3. Warm Up 02/26 • What is consciousness?

4. Study of Consciousness • Consciousness as a construct • can be linked with measurable behaviors • this makes it a psychological construct • can’t be seen or touched

5. Study of Consciousness • Meanings of consciousness • Sensory Awareness • being aware of things outside yourself • selective attention - focusing on a particular stimulus • makes senses keener • Direct Inner Awareness • being aware of things inside yourself • introspection • Sense of Self • knowing yourself as an individual

6. Study of Consciousness • Levels of Consciousness • State of awareness: includes feelings, sensations, ideas and perceptions • Different levels (Iceberg) • Freud: Conscious, Preconscious, unconscious

9. Reading Time

10. Warm Up 02/27 • How did you sleep last night? • Was there anything affecting your ability to sleep? What was it?

11. Study of Consciousness • Levels of Consciousness • Preconscious • ideas we are not aware of in the moment • Unconscious • unavailable in awareness in most situations • Freud’s unconscious motives • Nonconscious (not part of iceberg) • basic biological functions

12. The Study of Consciousness • Different Types of Altered States • sense of self or sense of world changes • sleep • drugs • meditation • biofeedback • hypnosis

14. Survey Says In your notes answer the following questions, then compare with a friend. Both week and weekend. • How long does it take you to actually fall asleep? • Do you leave any media on? (computer, cell, music, TV) • What time do you go to bed? Wake Up? • What type of alarm do you have? Do you use the snooze button? • What time do you eat your last meal? • What is your nightly ritual? • Do you remember your dreams? • Do you feel rested? • Take naps during the school week?

15. Chapter 5 Vocab • consciousness • selective attention • preconscious • unconscious • nonconscious • altered state of consciousness • circadian rhythm • rapid-eye-movement sleep • insomnia • night terror • sleep apnea • narcolepsy • mediation • biofeedback • hypnosis • posthypnotic suggestion • addiction • depressant • intoxication • narcotic • stimulant • amphetamine • hallucination • delusion • hallucinogen • detoxification

16. Circadian Rhythm • Circadian Rhythm- internal biological clock affects our alertness 24 hr sleep-wakefulness cycle • Jet Lag Effects • time:1 day to recoup for every hour of time change

17. Circadian Rhythm vs. Homeostatic sleep propensity

18. Sleep • How much do we sleep? • 1/3 of our lives • Studying Sleep • EEG • Why? • Restorative, energy conservation, adaptive, clear mind, to dream

19. Warm Up 02/28 • How do you know if you have problems sleeping? • What does it feel like if you don’t get enough sleep?

20. Sleep • Stages of Sleep • Beginning to sleep • Body temp decreases, breathing slows, pulse drops • Alpha waves: absence of concentrated thought with relaxation

21. Sleep • Stages of Sleep • Stage I • pulse slows, muscles relax, breathing is irregular • just drifting” lasts about 10 min • theta waves lower amplitude and frequency • Stage II • sleep spindles • theta waves going back and forth in amplitude and frequency • slow side-to-side eye movement last about 30 min

22. Sleep • Stage III • deeper sleep • sweeping delta waves (large amplitude) • Stage IV • deepest sleep (hard to wake up) • delta waves-50% time • talking out loud, sleepwalking, bed wetting • crucial to mental health

23. Sleep • Stages of Sleep • Stage V aka REM sleep • 90 min cycles • People spend 75% sleep in stages N-REM in the beginning of the night 15 min, by the end of sleep REM sleep dominates 45 min • active sleep rapid eye movement • vitals act as if participating in demanding activity • paradoxical sleep

24. Problems Sleeping? • In groups of 4 or 5, We will be creating presentations based on a particular section about sleep disorders. • You need either a drawing or a skit to go along with your info.

25. Sleep Disorders • Insomnia- the failure to get enough sleep at night in order to feel rested the next day. • You can’t sleep • anxiety, depression, alcohol/drug abuse • Sleep Apnea-trouble breathing while sleeping • snoring periods (10-15sec) stops abruptly • stop breathing • body alerts: breathing reflex • 12 million ppl. • enlarged tonsils, infections in throat, obesity

26. Sleep Disorders • Narcolepsy- permanent, overwhelming feeling of sleepiness • unusual sleep/dream patterns • sleep attacks occur throughout day • brief REM sleep • Nightmares/Night Terrors • Mares-unpleasant dreams • Terrors- screaming, panic, confusion • 5-20 min • no memory • Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking • stress, fatigue, sedative med • both harmless

27. Warm up 03/03 • Who was the founder of the functionalist school of psychology? • How long does it take to recover from jet lag? • What makes up the central nervous system?

28. Dreams • We all dream • as dreams become longer, so too will the vivacity • Content of Dreams • we dream what we know • we influence our dreams • Dream Interpretation • as long as we’ve been dreaming • Freud= clues to our subconscious • Kleitman= no purpose to dreams • Cartwright= review/address happenings of day • Cick= removal of unneeded memories • Daydreams • low level of awareness and fantasy and idle directed thought • reminds us of future • Creative

29. What are dreams? Worksheet • While watching the movie, answer these questions. • It will be part of your notebook grade.

30. Nova’s What are Dreams?