States of Consciousness

  • Levels of consciousness: conscious, nonconsciousness, preconscious, unconscious, subconscious
  • States of conscious: def
  • What is measured in a sleep lab?
  • Typical pattern of night's sleep
  • Circadian rhythms
  • REM/NREM – paradoxical sleep
  • Jet lag and shift work…effect on rhythm
  • Sleep disorders (narcolepsy, apnea, insomnia, SIDS, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep talking)
  • REM rebound
  • Functions of sleep
  • Lucid dreams
  • Latent v. manifest dream content
  • Theories of dreams
  • Hypnotic suggestibility
  • Age regression
  • Posthypnotic suggestions
  • Posthypnotic amnesia
  • The hidden observer (Hilgard)
  • State and role theory of hypnosis
  • Applications of hypnosis
  • Effects of rugs: psychological dependence substance abuse, physical dependence, addiction, withdrawal, tolerance
  • Depressants: alcohol, barbiturates, anxiolytics
  • Stimulants: amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine, nicotine, MDNA
  • Opiates
  • Psychedelics: LSD, marijuana
  • Priming
  • Mere exposure effect
  • Q. If Joe is given amphetamines for a sleep disorder…what is the disorder?