THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Question
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Daydreaming
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Sleep
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Being high
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep is a state of altered consciousness, characterized by certain patterns of brain activity and inactivity. Lack of sleep can cause many problems.
Detailed explanation-2: -UNITARY CONSCIOUSNESS There are also many common experiences that create altered states of consciousness (ASC), such as sleeping or daydreaming, sleep deprivation, euphoria or panic. Dream state, hypnosis, and meditation are also considered as ASC.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sleep is a unique state of consciousness; it lacks full awareness but the brain is still active. People generally follow a “biological clock” that impacts when they naturally become drowsy, when they fall asleep, and the time they naturally awaken.
Detailed explanation-4: -In an altered state of consciousness, your level of awareness either decreases or increases compared to normal waking consciousness. You become more or less aware of your perceptions and/or surroundings. When suffering from a fever, for example, you become less aware of what is happening in your environment.
Detailed explanation-5: -An altered state of consciousness can change how the brain works by diverting blood flow from the front of the brain to other areas. Other common experiences that create altered states of consciousness are sleeping or daydreaming, sleep deprivation, euphoria or panic.