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Psychology 5/e Book Cover
Psychology, 5/e
Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands
Consciousness

Chapter Outline

  1. The Nature of Consciousness
    1. The Stream of Consciousness
    2. Attention
    3. Staying on Track: The Nature of Consciousness
    4. The Unconscious
      1. Perception Without Awareness
        1. Dichotic Listening
        2. Blindsight
        3. Controlled versus Automatic Processing
      2. The Freudian Unconsciousness
        1. Levels of Consciousness
        2. Subliminal Psychodynamic Activation
      3. Staying on Track: Unconscious Influences
  2. Sleep
    1. Biological Rhythms and the Sleep-Wake Cycle
      1. Factors in Biological Rhythms
      2. Jet Lag and Shift Work
    2. Patterns of Sleep
      1. A Typical Night's Sleep
        1. Falling Asleep
        2. The NREM-REM Cycle
      2. The Duration of Sleep
    3. The Functions of Sleep
      1. Sleep as a Physically Restorative
        1. Psychology versus Common Sense: Is Sleep Necessary for Good Health?
      2. Sleep as Adaptive Inactivity
        1. Sleep as Protection from Harm
        2. Sleep as a Conserver of Energy
    4. Sleep Disorders
      1. Insomnia
      2. Sleep Apnea
      3. Narcolepsy
    5. Staying on Track: Sleep
  3. Dreams
    1. The Content of Dreams
    2. The Purpose of Dreaming
      1. Dreaming as Wish Fulfillment
      2. Dreaming as Problem Solving
      3. Dreaming as an Aid to Memory
      4. Dreaming as the By-Product of Random Brain Activity
    3. Staying on Track: Dreaming
  4. Hypnosis
    1. Hypnotic Induction and Susceptibility
    2. Effects of Hypnosis
      1. Perceptual Effects of Hypnosis
      2. Cognitive Effects of Hypnosis
      3. Behavioral Effects of Hypnosis
    3. The Nature of Hypnosis
      1. Hypnosis as a Dissociated State
        1. Anatomy of a Research Study: Is Hypnosis An Altered State of Consciousness?
               (1.) Rationale
               (2.) Method
               (3.) Results and Discussion
      2. Hypnosis as Role Playing
    4. Staying on Track: Hypnosis
  5. Psychoactive Drugs
    1. Depressants
      1. Alcohol
      2. Barbiturates
      3. Opiates
    2. Stimulants
      1. Caffeine
      2. Nicotine
      3. Amphetamines
      4. Cocaine
    3. Hallucinogens
      1. LSD
      2. Cannabis sativa
    4. Entactogens
    5. Staying on Track: Psychoactive Drugs
  6. Working the Web: Conciousness
    1. Psyche: An International Journal of Research on Consciousness
    2. Center for Consciousness Studies
    3. Synesthesia
    4. An Investigation of the Implications of Wireless Communications in Vehicles
    5. Prosopagnosia: My Favorite Word!
    6. Biological Rhythms Group
    7. MedlinePlus: Sleep Disorders
    8. The Lucid Dreaming Webring
    9. The Scientific Hypnosis Home Page
    10. National Institute on Drug Abuse









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