PSY 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Unconscious Mind, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Preconscious
14 Dec 2017
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Consciousness: consciousness is our level of awareness about ourselves and our environment. It is the awareness of internal and external stimuli. Normal or awake consciousness encompasses our ever changing awareness of thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, events, and actions. Stream of consciousness: your thoughts are constantly changing, some of them that enter are the result of intention. Individuals easily shift their attention to things of importance or interest. Consciousness and attention are related but you don"t need to have one to have the other. Conscious level: the information about yourself and your environment of which you are currently aware. Non-conscious level: the body processes controlled by your mind that we are not usually aware of. Preconscious level: thoughts which are unconscious at the particular moment in question, but available for recall. Subconscious level: it is information that we are not actively aware of in the moment, but that can influence us.
