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nature of consciousness - Coggle Diagram
nature of consciousness
consciousness
- the awareness of an individuals own existence and mental activities, including thoughts, feelings and sensations, and objects and events in the external world.
psychological construct
- inferred from behavior and physiological changes
continuum of awareness
- ranges from total awareness, to a complete lack of awareness.
- focused attention, normal wakefulness, daydreaming, meditative state, hypnotized, asleep, anaesthetized, unconscious (coma)
normal waking consciousness
- being awake and aware of objects and events in the external world, and of ones sensations, mental experiences, and own existence.
altered states of consciousness
- any state of consciousness that is distinctly different from normal waking consciousness in terms of level of awareness and experience.
- self and emotional awareness, perception of time, place and ones surroundings may change. additionally, normal inhibitions or self control may weaken.
naturally occurring
- sleep and daydreaming are a normal part of our lives and occur naturally in the course of everyday activities without the need of any aid.
induced
- intentionally achieved by the use of some kind of aid.
- eg: hypnosis, meditation, alcohol ingestion
role of attention
- attention is a concentration of mental activity that involves focusing on a specific stimulus while ignoring and therefore excluding other stimuli.
- the more attention, the higher degree of awareness
selective
- choosing and attending to a specific stimulus to the exclusion of others.
divided attention
- the ability to distribute our attention and undertake two or more activities stimultaneously
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