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    The document describes different states of consciousness and their key features: 1) Focused awareness involves a high level of alertness and attention, such as when learning a new skill or watching an engrossing movie. 2) Drifting consciousness has a variable or shifting level of attention and can include daydreaming. 3) Altered states of consciousness, like those from meditation, hypnosis, or drug use, involve a changed state of awareness where the outside world seems to fade and time/sensory experiences may differ.

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    MODU LE 4.1

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    CONCEPT CHART 4.1

    States of Consciousness
    State of Consciousness

    Level of
    Alertness/Attention

    Examples or Features

    Focused awareness

    High; fully awake and alert

    Learning a new skill; watching an engrossing movie

    Drifting consciousness

    Variable or shifting

    Daydreaming, or letting ones thoughts wander

    Divided consciousness

    Medium; attention split between two activities

    Thinking of other things while exercising or driving a car

    Sleeping and dreaming

    Low

    States of unconsciousness in which the person is generally unaware


    of external surroundings but may respond to certain stimuli

    Deep unconsciousness

    Nil

    Complete loss of consciousness with little or no awareness of the outside


    world; may be caused by a blow to the head, surgical anesthesia, or coma

    Altered states of
    consciousness

    Variable

    Changes in consciousness associated with hypnosis, meditation, and


    drug use

    Concept 4.6
    Altered states of consciousness may be
    induced in different ways, such as by
    practicing meditation or undergoing
    hypnosis, or by using mind-altering
    drugs.

    tered state of consciousnessone in which the outside world seems to fade out
    of awareness. In some altered states, the person may experience changes in the
    sense of time (time may seem to stand still or speed up) and in sensory experiences (colors may seem more vibrant or, as in some drug-induced states, the person may hear voices or see visions). In Modules 4.2 to 4.4, we explore the range
    of human consciousness, from states of sleep and wakefulness to altered states
    of consciousness.
    Concept Chart 4.1 offers an overview of the states of consciousness.

    MODU LE 4.1 REVI EW


    States of Consciousness
    REVI EW IT
    Consciousness refers to our awareness of ourselves and of the
    world around us. States of consciousness shift as our level of
    awareness changes during the course of a day. Focused awareness is a state of heightened alertness we experience when completely absorbed in a task or activity. Because such a state is difficult to maintain, we may after a while enter a state of drifting
    consciousness, which can lead to daydreaming. At times, we
    may divide our consciousness, such as when driving and talk-

    ing to a passenger. Much of our behavior occurs automatically


    without conscious awareness or direction. Sleeping and dreaming are states of unconsciousness in which we are relatively unaware of our external surroundings. States of deep unconsciousness result from head trauma, surgical anesthesia, or
    coma. Practicing meditation, undergoing hypnosis, and using
    mind-altering drugs are among the ways people experience altered states of consciousness.

    RECALL IT
    1. The nineteenth-century psychologist William James
    likened consciousness to
    a. water flowing continuously down a river.
    b. a drifting cloud.
    c. a swirling ocean.
    d. a state of tranquility.
    2. The ______ of consciousness allows us to focus on
    meaningful stimuli, events, and experiences.

    3. The state of awareness in which we are completely alert


    and engrossed in a task is known as
    a. daydreaming.
    b. divided consciousness.
    c. altered consciousness.
    d. focused awareness.

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