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Unit Three: Consciousness. Meditation, Biofeedback, Hypnosis, and Drugs. 1:20. Warm Up 03/05. What did it feel like to meditate?. Meditation. Narrow consciousness to relieve stress Need a point of focus Mantras – pleasing sounds to focus on Religious connections - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MEDITATION, BIOFEEDBACK, HYPNOSIS, AND DRUGS
Unit Three: Consciousness
● What did it feel like to meditate?
Warm Up 03/05
Meditation
• Narrow consciousness to relieve stress• Need a point of focus• Mantras – pleasing sounds to focus on• Religious connections
• “Oneness with the universe”
Biofeedback
• Monitors functions in body• Practice Relaxing certain parts of body• Learn to control things like• Heart rate • Brain waves • Prevent headaches
Biofeedback
Hypnosis
• Altered state of consciousness?• Psychologist have differing opinions • Brain Waves inconclusive
• Responsive to Suggestion• Have to be willing
Hypnotic Trance
• Freud says…• Return to a childish way of thinking• Fantasy before logic
• Role Theory • Playing the part • May believe that it’s real
Uses of Hypnosis
• Memory recall• As reliable as those not under hypnosis
• Pain?• Used to prevent pain in very suggestible • Relaxation techniques have same effect
• Posthypnotic Suggestion • instructions during hypnosis to be done after
Hypnosis Gone Wrong
Activity
● Answer the following questions under your notes:
○ Do you believe people can be hypnotized? Why or why not?
○ Do you think biofeedback is effective?○ Is meditation a good way to relieve stress? Could
you see yourself using it in the future?
Warm Up 03/06
● Why are some drugs illegal (cocaine, heroin, meth), yet you can buy cigarettes and alcohol or get a prescription to some narcotics?
Read
Drugs
• Distort perceptions• Hallucinations
Depressants
• Slow activity of nervous system• Alcohol• Intoxication – drunkenness• Harder to focus on consequences of actions
• Narcotics• Relieve pain and induce sleep• Feelings of pleasure• Terrible withdrawal symptoms
Stimulants
• Increase activity in the nervous system• Nicotine• Tobacco• More alert and attentive
• Amphetamines• Alpha-methyl-beta-phenyl-ethyl-amine• “speed” “uppers”• Awake for days• Hallucination – perception of an object/sound that
seems real, but is not• http://montana.methproject.org/index.php
Stimulants
• Cocaine• Coca plant• Raise blood pressure and decrease oxygen that gets to
the heart• Crack – impure, much more dangerous
Hallucinogens
• Produces hallucinations• Marijuana• Relaxation and mild hallucinations• The feeling that time is passing more slowly• Confusion
• LSD• Intense hallucinations• Chemical changes in the brain
Drug Treatment
• Detoxification• Removal of harmful substances from the body• Alcohol and narcotics• Withdrawal symptoms
• Maintenance Programs• Controlled amounts of the substance
• Counseling• Support Groups• AA
Dream Journal Analysis
● Are there any patterns in your dreams? Things that are recurring?
● Pick two of the following perspectives:○ biological pg. 18○ evolutionary pg. 18○ humanistic pg. 19○ psychoanalytic pg. 19-20○ Cognitive pg. 18-19○ Learning pg. 20-21○ Sociocultural pg. 21
● Write a paragraph about how each of those perspectives would view your dreams.