1. Altered states of consciousness

2. Do Now 5 Questions 5 Minutes

3. Meditation Reduces stress Enter “trance” state Focus on some object
Mantra
deeper state of relaxation or awareness
Prayer

4. Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a form of alternative medicine that involves measuring a subject's quantifiable bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, conveying the information to the patient in real-time. This raises the patient's awareness and conscious control of their unconscious physiological activities.

5. Hypnosis Hypnosis definition Who is susceptible?
Procedure in which a researcher, clinician, or hypnotists suggests that a person will experience changes in sensation, perceptions, thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
Who is susceptible?
individuals with the remarkable ability to respond to imaginative suggestions
best known test: Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale
asks individuals to carry out a series of both simple and complex suggestions
high scorers are usually easily hypnotized

6. Hypnosis Behaviors Hypnotic analgesia
refers to a reduction in pain reported by clients after they had undergone hypnosis and received suggestions that reduced their anxiety and promoted relaxation
Posthypnotic suggestion
given to the subject during hypnosis about performing a particular behavior to a specific cue when the subject comes out of hypnosis

7. Hypnosis Posthypnotic amnesia
not remembering what happened during hypnosis if the hypnotist suggested that, upon awakening, the person would forget what took place during hypnosis
Age regression
refers to subjects under hypnosis being asked to regress, or return in time, to an earlier age, such as early childhood
Imagined perception
refers to experiencing sensations, perceiving stimuli, or performing behaviors that come from one’s imagination

8. Hypnosis Medical and therapeutic applications Medical and dental use
used to reduce pain through hypnotic analgesia, to reduce fear and anxiety by helping individuals relax, or to help patients deal with a terminal disease by motivating them to make the best of a difficult situation
Therapeutic and behavioral uses
useful in helping clients reveal their personalities, gain insights into their lives, and arrive at solutions to their problems
Useful, temporarily, in cessation of smoking, weight loss

10. DRUGS

11. Psychological v. Physical dependence
Drug Tolerance
The diminishing effect with regular dose of the same dose.
Must take more of same drug to produce same effect
Psychological v. Physical dependence

12. Withdrawal

13. Psychoactive Drugs
Psychoactive Drugs: chemical substances that alter perceptions and mood
Depressants: reduces neural activity and slow body functions.
Stimulants: excite neural activity and arouse/speed up body functions.
Hallucinogens: distort perceptions or evoke sensation without sensory input.

14. Depressants Alcohol Slows down sympathetic nervous system.
Disrupts memory processing (short to long term memory).
Impairs judgment
Reduces self-awareness.
Involved in up to 60% of all crimes.
The worst drug from a macro perspective out there.

15. Depressants Barbiturates Tranquilizers Mimic the effects of alcohol
Taken to sleep (but reduce REM sleep) and anxiety.
Impair judgment and memory
Taken with other drugs- you can get a synergistic effect.

16. Depressants Opiates (opium) Heroin and morphine
Breathing slows, user becomes lethargic
Addition comes fast and the withdrawal symptoms are bad

17. Stimulants Amphetamines (Speed) Methamphetamines Cocaine Crack Ecstasy
“the crash”
Headaches
Irritability
Insomnia
Hypertension
Depression
Fatigue
Increased heart rate and breathing rate
Pupils dilate
Appetite diminishes
Energy and self confidence rise

19. Hallucinogens LSD (Acid) Can cause PTSD and schizophrenia.
Geometric patterns
Hallucinations
Delusions
Flashbacks…trippin’ years after stop using

20. Hallucinogens Marijuana THC (Tetrahydrocannabinl)
Difficult to classify
Can amplify senses
Impairs motor coordination, perceptual skills, and reaction time
Disrupts memory formation
Chemicals stay in the body for a month or longer

22. Near Death Experiences as altered states of consciousness
Near-death experience is a state of consciousness reported after being close to death.  These same experiences, such as seeing bright tunnels, are often experienced from LSD (drug hallucination) or oxygen deprivation.
Out-of-body sensations
Traveling toward the light
Dualists interpret experiences as evidence of human immortality
Monists believe that such experiences parallel reports of hallucinations and may be products of a brain under stress

23. The Mouse Party

24. Sleep Disorder Projects
Research information on a specific sleep disorder. Once you have collected your information begin creating your visual (how you plan to present this information)
By the end of your project you should have all requirements that are listed on the directions and rubric (self-check)
After you create your presentation, practice and review– be prepared to present to the class