Police Foundations SOC225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sleep Deprivation, Circadian Rhythm, Shift Work
4 Jun 2016
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Consciousness our awareness of our external and internal environment at any given moment. Unconscious: we may be unaware or unconscious of the sensory stimulation around us. Selective attention: focusing your consciousness on a particular stimulus. Direct inner awareness: knowledge or awareness of your own thoughts, feelings, and memories. What did you have for breakfast: unconscious: unavailable to awareness under most circumstances, some painful memories, repression: we repress anxiety-evoking ideas, impulses, or images from awareness, suppression: we choose to stop thinking about unacceptable ideas. We consciously place these things out of our memories. What are the functions of sleep: rejuvenates the body, maintains optimal cognitive functioning, helps us recover from stress, helps consolidate learning, may promote development of infants" brains, 1/3 of our lives asleep. Have you ever pulled an all-nighter: more than one night, deficits in cognitive functions,like learning and memory.
