PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: The Relaxation Response, Herbert Benson, Mantra
24 Mar 2016
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Module 23: consciousness states of consciousness (pg. To be conscious means to be aware. We cannot yet explain how consciousness occurs, but we can identify various states of consciousness and explore the role they play in our lives. Consciousness mental awareness of sensations and perceptions of external events as well as self-awareness of internal events, including thoughts, memories, and feelings about experiences and the self. Waking consciousness a state of clear, organized alertness. We spend most of our lives in this state. In waking consciousness, we perceive times, places, and events as real, meaningful, and familiar. In everyday life, there can be changes in consciousness. States of consciousness related to fatigue, delirium, hypnosis, drugs, and euphoria may differ markedly from normal awareness. Experiences of common altered states, such as sleep, dreaming, and daydreaming. Experiences of dramatically altered states, such as the lower levels of awareness associated with strokes and other forms of brain damage.
