Psych - Levels of Consciousness

Acronym for levels of consciousness

Can Nobody Punch Sigmund Unconscious

coscious

What you’re currently thinking of

Non-conscious

Bodily Conscious

preconscious

Short-term memory

subconscious

Underlying thoughts you’re not currently thinking

unconscious

Freud made this: past trauma, sex fetishes, defense mechanisms, dream content, desires

Supression

Voluntarily mentally blocking something out

Repression #1

Your body involuntarily mentally blocking something

Reaction Formation

Doing the opposite of what you’re feeling

Sublimation

Using your negative feelings/energy to do something good

Projection

Putting your feelings of yourself onto someone else

Rationalizing

Giving rational excuses for your actions

intellectualization

Looking at problems through a statistical lense

Denial

Refusing to accept facts about reality

Repression

Unconsciously hiding past memories

Displacement

Directing feelings towards something non-threatening (child/spouse)

Regression

Reverting to a younger stage of consciousness

Compartmentalization

Separating your life into independent sectors that don’t overlap

Hypnosis

An altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions and act like they’re in a trance.

How long does one sleep cycle last?

About 90 minutes

stage one

light sleep, can be easily awoken. Your brain produces alpha and theta waves.

Stage two

brain waves slow down, and sleep spindles are produced. If you were to have a power nap, you would wake up after this stage.

stages 3/4

* beginning of deep sleep
* slower delta waves produced
* harder to be awoken
* this is when stimulates growth, immune system, and repairs damages

What stage does sleep talk/walking, night terrors, and sleep paralysis occur?

Stages 3 and 4

What does REM stand for?

Rapid eye movement

When do you enter REM

about 90 mins after falling asleep

When does dreaming occur?

In REM phase

4 classifications of drugs

* depressants
* stimulants
* hallucinogens
* Opioids

Depressants

* slow the activity of the nervous system
* Lower blood pressure and heart rate
* lower processing speed
* lower anxiety

examples of depressants

Alcohol

Stimulants

* increase activity of nervous system
* higher blood pressure. higher alertness
* increase extracellular dopamine levels in the brain
* reward/addiction pathways

examples of stimulants

caffeine, cocaine, nicotine, meth, MDMA

Hallucinogens

* distorted perceptions
* higher sensations
* up or down mood/energy
* inhibits or activates serotonin receptors

examples of hallucinogens

* LSD
* PCP

Opiates

* lower heart rate/blood pressure
* analgesic
* Dopamine floods synapse and produces immediate feelings of sedation/well-being

examples of opiates

* morphine
* heroin

Uses of hypnosis:

* helping with memory
* pain prevention
* overcoming fears
* quitting bad habits