Unit 9: States of Consciousness [CR5] (Myers, Chapter 7)
Monday,
Jan. 28
Tuesday,
Jan. 29
Wed, Jan.
30
Thursday,
Jan. 31
Test
1. Review data on circadian rhythms.
2. Discuss how circadian rhythms are
regulated both biologically and
environmentally.
1. Identify characteristics of the five
sleep stages.
2. Discuss theories for why we sleep
and evidence to support each.
1. Contrast three different theories of
dream interpretation (wish-fulfillment,
information processing, and
activation-synthesis).
Monday,
Feb. 4
1. Go over test?
2. Intro to states of consciousness
(what do you know about sleep and
dreams, hypnosis)
3. Circadian rhythms and melatonin
notes
1. Sleep PsychSim.
2. Discuss and review sleep stages
Dream Interpretation Stations
Work on diagnosis
section of your paper.
Read pp. 241-247.
Complete the
diagnosis section of
your paper.
Read pp. 248-256.
Read pp. 257-260.
Write the cause
section of your paper
and research
treatment.
Finish DSM project
(due next Monday)
1. Practice interpreting dreams using
one or more theories.
2. Identify four different sleep
disorders (sleep apnea, night terrors,
insomnia, and narcolepsy)
Tuesday,
1. Investigate common myths and
Feb. 5
claims concerning hypnosis by
examining experimental results
(especially as related to: hypnotic
ability, recall, obedience, therapy, and
pain-control)
2. Contrast social-influence theory and
dissociate theory of hypnosis.
Wednesday, 1. Learn about use of hypnosis in
Feb. 6
practical psychotherapy.
Thursday,
1. Review sleep stages
Feb. 7
2. Examine the nature of drug
addiction at the level of the synapse.
1. Finish dream analysis
2. Notes on sleep disorders
3. REM deprivation
4. Sleep stages review and quiz?
Monday,
Feb. 11
2. Finish drugs lecture
3. NDE videos
4. Give out review sheet. Review for
test (soccer)
Read pp. 279-284
Complete “Light at
the end of the
tunnel”.
1. NDE lecture
2. Review sleep stages
3. Sleep stages quiz?
Study for test.
Tuesday,
Feb. 12
2. Identify if a drug is a stimulant,
depressant, or hallucinogen.
3. List at least three effects of each
class of drug.
4. Define withdrawal and tolerance,
reverse tolerance.
5. Identify factors that influence drug
use.
1. Discuss common characteristics of
NDE’s.
2. Discuss evidence supporting the
1. Hypnosis discussion and notes with
accompanying readings.
Read pp. 261-270.
Hypnotherapist Guest Speaker
Read pp. 270-278.
Complete Drug HW.
Finish project (due
Monday).
2. Biological nature of addiction
lecture. (clips from Drugs psychsim)
3. Go over HW
physiological explanation for NDE’s
Wednesday,
Feb. 13
States of Consciousness Test