AP Psychology
Unit 5
States of Consciousness
Unit 5 Objectives:
States of Consciousness Overview
Consciousness—our awareness of ourselves and our environment—can be experienced in various states. This unit examines not only waking consciousness, but also covers sleep and dreaming, daydreaming, fantasies, hypnotic states, drug-altered states, and near-death experiences.
Most of the terminology in this unit is introduced in the sections on Sleep and Dreams and on Drugs and Consciousness. Among the issues discussed in the unit are why we sleep and dream, whether hypnosis is a unique state of consciousness, and possible psychological and social roots of drug use.
- Discuss the different levels of information processing.
- Describe the cyclical nature of sleep.
- Discuss possible functions of sleep and the effects of sleep deprivation.
- Identify and describe major sleep disorders.
- Describe the normal content of dreams.
- Discuss the possible functions of dreams as revealed in various theories.
- Define hypnosis and discuss several popular misconceptions about hypnosis.
- Discuss the controversy over whether hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness.
- Discuss the physical and psychological effects common to all psychoactive drugs and state three common misconceptions about addiction.
- Describe the physiological and psychological effects of depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens.
- Discuss the biological, psychological, and social roots of drug use.
- Describe the near-death experience and the controversy of the separability of mind and body and the debate between dualists and monists.
States of Consciousness Overview
Consciousness—our awareness of ourselves and our environment—can be experienced in various states. This unit examines not only waking consciousness, but also covers sleep and dreaming, daydreaming, fantasies, hypnotic states, drug-altered states, and near-death experiences.
Most of the terminology in this unit is introduced in the sections on Sleep and Dreams and on Drugs and Consciousness. Among the issues discussed in the unit are why we sleep and dream, whether hypnosis is a unique state of consciousness, and possible psychological and social roots of drug use.
Unit 5 Powerpoint Notes
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Unit 5 Classwork
Dream Analysis Activity (w/ Samples) | |
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Unit 5 Assignments
Unit 5 Assignment | |
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Unit 5 Study Handout
Unit 5 Handout | |
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Unit 5 OpenStax Textbook
Chapter 4 - States of Consciousness | |
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Unit 5 Study Materials
APPsychology.com Multiple Choice Practice
Schallhorn AP Review Videos
"Crash Course" Psychology Review Videos
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