States of conciousness

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Caitlyn  Bernard
Quiz by Caitlyn Bernard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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What is conciousness?
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  • Conciousness is the awareness of, objects and events in the external world, our own existance and mental experiences at any given time
  • Conciousness is when you are aware of your thoughts and feelings.
  • Conciousness is when you are awake and can think.

Question 2

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What is conciousness commonly described as?
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  • Awareness, thinking, feelings and being awake
  • Being awake, but slightly aware of the outer world
  • Personal, Continous, changing and Selective

Question 3

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What is the personal aspect of conciousnes defined as?
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  • Your own thoughts and feelings
  • It is your subjective understanding of both your private internal world & the environment.
  • Your understanding of things around you

Question 4

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What is the Continuous aspect of conciousness?
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  • It never stops
  • You are always taking in more info
  • Your consciousness is never empty, thus meaning it is always aquiring information constantly.

Question 5

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What is the Changing aspect of conciousness?
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  • Your personality is always changing
  • Your consciousness is always changing from new information- Points of veiw and ideas change.
  • You are always alternating between being sleep and awake- Meaning that it is always changing

Question 6

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What is states of conciousness simply defined as?
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  • Your levels of awareness
  • You being awake
  • you being asleep

Question 7

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What are the levels of awareness in decending order? (Total awareness at top and total lack of awarness at the bottom)
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  • *TOTAL AWARENESS* Sleep Daydreaming Anaesthetised Meditation Unconscious/Coma Focused attention Ordinary wakefulness *TOTAL LACK OF AWARENESS*
  • *TOTAL AWARENESS* Focused attention Ordinary wakefulness Daydreaming Meditation Hypnosis Sleep Anaesthetised Unconscious/Coma *TOTAL LACK OF AWARENESS*
  • *TOTAL AWARENESS* Ordinary wakefulness Daydreaming Focused attention Meditation Hypnosis Sleep Anaesthetised Unconscious/Coma *TOTAL LACK OF AWARENES*

Question 8

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What does NWC stand for?
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  • Never Working Conciousness
  • New Waking Conciousness
  • Normal Waking Conciousness
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