PSYCH 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Aspirin, Pethidine, Sleep Disorder
7 Oct 2016
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Methods of monitoring wakefulness by measuring the electrical activity of the brain are. Chapter 5: consciousness being developed - one uses sensors attached to the head and gives readings from 0 (no electrical activity) to 100 (fully alert) providing a kind of consciousness meter. Recommended range for general anesthesia during surgery= 40-60. Letting patients fall below 45 for longish times increases the risk of negative post-op outcomes. Consciousness = a person"s subjective experience of the world and the mind. Conscious and unconscious: the mind"s eye, open and closed. Psych has the unique challenge of having to make sense of objects. Seek to understand the subjective perspectives of people subjects and well as. Psychologists hope to include an understanding of phenomenology - how things seem to the conscious person - in their understanding of mind and behavior. Including this in psych brings up mysteries pondered by great thinkers since the beginning of thinking.
