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Exploring the Nature of Consciousness: Mindfulness, Sleep Disorders, and Substance Impact

This comprehensive overview dives into the complex nature of consciousness, highlighting the importance of awareness of internal and external stimuli, self-recognition, and thought processes. It addresses positive changes through mindfulness and its effects on the brain, as well as variations induced by sleep disorders affecting a significant portion of the population. Additionally, we examine the physiological and psychological effects of alcohol and drugs, their societal implications, and their role in behavior, relationships, and community dynamics.

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Exploring the Nature of Consciousness: Mindfulness, Sleep Disorders, and Substance Impact

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  1. Variations in Consciousness

  2. The Nature of Consciousness Consciousness is the awareness of internal and external stimuli • Awareness of external events • Awareness of internal sensations • Awareness of self as unique being having these experiences • Awareness of thoughts

  3. Positive Variations

  4. Mindfulness • Mindfulness- changes in the brain and impact on depression http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVwnxkWmSM • Mindfulness intro – Oxford university http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyiwVwwjFtQ&feature=plcp • Jon Kabt Zinn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU7vKitN4Ro&feature=related

  5. Problem Variations

  6. Impact of Sleep Disorders • Up to 50% of people have some form of sleep disturbance for a significant period • In NZ 1/3 of the Polynesian and ¼ of the European population have chronic insomnia • Significant role in disease, injury, misery • 1/3 or road accidents and ½ work place accidents have link to sleep • 20-30% of population involved with shift work

  7. Common Sleep Disorders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-podt5V4rk&feature=relmfu Shift Work – Shift Work Disorder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxYufVjBas&feature=relmfu Shift Work Who it impacts

  8. Self Induced Variations of Consciousness:Alcohol and Drug

  9. What are the Physiological and Psychological effects of Alcohol

  10. Effects of Alcohol on the, Brain and Behaviour • Effects of Alcohol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXjANz9r5F0 • Effects of Alcohol – 2 Effects alcohol • Impact on Society Campbell Live

  11. Impact of Alcohol on Society • Violent offenders who were drinking at the time of the offense as follows: • up to 86 percent of homicide offenders • 37 percent of assault offenders • 60 percent of sexual offenders • up to 57 percent of men and 27 percent of women involved in marital violence • 13 percent of child abusers • Roizen 1997

  12. Impact of Alcohol on Society • In what ways is alcohol and its effects likely to show up in social practice setting? • Individual – body, brain, behaviour • Relationships • Families • Communities • Society

  13. Methamphetamine • Pleasure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGEJ_GQVOqg&feature=relmfu • Trigger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w98Fn8JofCw • The Crash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFpe4IiF8w&feature=relmfu • Tolerance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNIFDQRCy2w&feature=relmfu • Aggression http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxLCw0GJHoM&feature=relmfu

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