Unit 5 – States of Consciousness
DO YOUR FLASH CARDS!
Day 1 – pp. 175-178
Day 2 – pp. 178-187 We will do table 5.1 (p. 183) in class
Day 3 – pp. 187-192 (receive handout for day 7 in class today)
Day 4 – Jigsaw in class – BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK pp. (192-197)
Day 5 – In-class activity + BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK (197-210)
Day 6 – Jigsaw in class – BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK
Day 7 – Addiction Presentations/Write-up and/or Dream Speech/Paper Due Today
(you must do one or the other – both would earn you extra credit).
Focus Objectives Due
States of Consciousness (2–4%)
Understanding consciousness and what it encompasses is critical to an appreciation of what is
meant by a given state of consciousness. The study of variations in consciousness includes an
examination of the sleep cycle, dreams, hypnosis, and the effects of psychoactive drugs.
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
1. Describe the various states of consciousness and their impact on behavior.
a. Waking consciousness
b. Daydreaming
c. Drug altered consciousness
d. Dreaming
e. Hypnosis
f. Meditation
2. [CHART] Discuss aspects of sleep and dreaming with the following columns (Stages,
time spent in each stage, brain waves, and characteristics of the sleep cycle)
3. Explain how the sleep cycle changes throughout the night (characteristics, time
spent in each stage, etc.)
4. [CHART] Make a chart for the following theories of sleep (Sleep protects,
Recuperation, Memories, Creative thinking, Growth Process) that includes the
following columns: Type, Description, Supporting evidence, Criticism, Mnemonic
5. [CHART] Make a chart for the theories of dreaming (Freud’s wish-fulfillment,
Information-processing, Physiological function, Activation-synthesis, Cognitive
development) that includes the following columns: Type, Description, Supporting
evidence, Criticism, Mnemonic
6. [CHART] Make a chart for the symptoms and treatments of major sleep disorders
(Sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, sleepwalking/talking) that
includes the following columns: Type, Description, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment,
Mnemonic
7. What is hypnosis?
8. Explain Social Influence theory and Divided Consciousness/Dissociation Theory in
relation to hypnosis.
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9. Describe historic (mesmerism, neurhypnotism, Freud, Hilgard) and contemporary (pain
control, placebo effect, psychosomatic disorders, psychotherapy) uses of hypnosis
10. [CHART] Make a chart for major psychoactive drug categories (depressants,
Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Inhalants) that includes the following columns: Type,
Description, Examples, Psychological Effects, Physiological Effects, Mnemonic
11. Explain the following using psychological concepts.
a. drug dependence,
b. addiction,
c. tolerance,
d. and withdrawal
12. [CHART] Make a chart to identify the major figures in consciousness research
using the following columns (Who, What, When, Where and Why)
a. William James,
b. Sigmund Freud,
c. Ernest Hilgard.