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Define consciousness
The awareness of our own thoughts, feelings, perceptions and our surroundings at any given moment.
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What is normal waking consciousness?
The state of consciousness in which we are awake, alert and aware of our thoughts, feelings, sensations and our environment.
Thoughts are clear and rational
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Name the characteristics of NWC
- Content Limitation
- Attention
- Level of awareness
- Controlled & automatic processes
- Perceptual and cognitive distortions
- Emotional awareness
- Self control
- Time orientation
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Define awareness
How conscious you are of internal and/or external events
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What is meant by content limitation? In NWC and ASC
- During NWC, we limit ourselves to the content that matters most to us.
- Thoughts are more restricted, logical and organised
- -ASC: more prone to bizarre, unrealistic or creative thoughts. There are less restrictions
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What is attention?
- -The information you are actively processing
- 1. A concentration of mental activity that involves focusing on specific stimuli
- 2. Whilst ignoring other stimuli
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What is selective attention?
- The limitations placed on how much we can focus at any given stimulus at any given moment
- Focusing on 1 stimulus to the exclusion of all others
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What is divided attention?
The ability to distribute one's focus and undertake two or more activities simultaneously
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Provide an example of divided attention
Writing notes in class while listening to the teacher
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What are automatic processes? Provide an example
- Actions that require very little mental effort and focus to be performed. Multiple automatic processes are able to be done simultaneously with ease.
- Allows divided attention
- eg. sending an sms
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What are controlled processes? Provide an example
- Actions that require full attention and mental effort to execute.
- Requires selective attention
- eg. Driving for the first time
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What is an altered state of consciousness?
Any state on consciousness that is distinctly different in level of awareness & the characteristics. LCCPEST
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What is daydreaming?
- -A naturally occurring ASC in which attention is shifted from external stimuli to internal stimuli
- -EEG: mainly alpha waves
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What is an alcohol induced state?
- -Psychoactive drug: A chemical substance that affects the CNS and alters brain functions affecting conscious awareness, perception, mood, cognition & behaviour
- -Depressant: it slows or inhibits functioning of the CNS= reduction in brain activity
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Describe perceptual and cognitive distortions during NWC and ASC
- NWC: clear and rational sense of sensory input. Thoughts are also rational, clear and organised
- ASC: Distorted perceptions and cognitive functioning. Thoughts may become disorganised/illogical
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Describe Emotional awareness during NWC and ASC
- NWC: able to monitor emotions and generally exhibit predictable emotional reactions to events
- ASC: more (meditative) or less aware (alcohol)
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