PSY 201- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 38 pages long!)
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Intact brain tissue changes can come from injury, drugs, etc: balanced metabolic system brain chemistry, nutrients, etc, moderate level of arousal balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Iceberg example: conscious mind, contains the contents of our immediate experiences. If o(cid:374)e pa(cid:396)t does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)o(cid:396)k, e(cid:448)e(cid:374)tuall(cid:455) (cid:374)o pa(cid:396)ts (cid:449)ill traffic jam. So whatever consciousness is, it seems to relate to certain types of global neural activity patterns in the brain. Daydreaming: sense of drift in the awareness span, unintentional thoughts; not goal directed, decreased vigilance to immediate surroundings, projecting oneself into an alternative day and time. Hypnosis: change in activation, awareness span, self-awareness, and sensory dynamics. Individuals who are highly vulnerable to suggestion are most easily hypnotized: hypnosis is linked to increased awareness, lower activation, suggestibility, hypnosis like states include concentration in lamaze method. Psychoactive drugs: change in activation, awareness span, self-a(cid:449)a(cid:396)e(cid:374)ess, a(cid:374)d se(cid:374)so(cid:396)(cid:455) d(cid:455)(cid:374)a(cid:373)i(cid:272)s, (cid:858)ego-dissolutio(cid:374)(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:396)e(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith (cid:455)ou(cid:396) (cid:858)self(cid:859, placebo v real lsd, people (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:862)hea(cid:396) tastes(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)see sou(cid:374)ds(cid:863)
