I. Consciousness - B. Disturbances of attention

Attention: 경험의 특정 부분에 초점을 맞추는데 발휘할 수 있는 노력의 양; 한 가지 활동에 초점을 지속시키는 능력; 집중할 수 있는 능력 attention is the amount of effort exerted in focusing on certain portions of an experience; ability to sustain a focus on one activity; ability to concentrate

Attention

the amount of effort exerted in focusing on certain portions of an experience; ability to sustain a focus on one activity; ability to concentrate

Distractibility

inability to concentrate attention; state in which attention is drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli.

Selective inattention

blocking out only those things that generate anxiety.

Hypervigilance

excessive attention and focus on all internal and external stimuli, usually secondary to delusional or paronoid states; similar to hyperpragia, excessive thinking and mental activity.

Trance

focused attention and altered consciousness, usually seen in hypnosis, dissociative disorders, and ecstatic religious experiences.

Disinhibition

removal of an inhibitory effect that permits persons to lose control of impulses as occurs in alcohol intoxication.