Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Codeine, Physical Dependence, Genetic Predisposition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Drift into and out of various states of consciousness. State of consciousness: pattern of subjective experience, a way of experiencing internal and external events. Altered state of consciousness: refers to variations from our normal waking state, daydreaming or passing from wakefulness ot sleep dreams. Consciousness: moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment. Other people cannot know what reality is for you: dynamic. Drift and out of various states throughout each day. Continuously flowing stream of mental activity: self-reflective & central to sense of self. Mind is aware of its won consciousness. No matter what awareness is focused on you can reflect on how you are the one who is conscious of it. Selection of some and the suppression of the rest by the conscious awareness on some stimuli to the exclusion of others. Focuses conscious awareness on some stimuli to the exclusion of others. Consciousness reflects whatever is illuminated at that moment.