ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS - Eric Sweetwoods …改变意识状态-埃里克月桂树的….pptVIP

ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS includes the internal and external stimuli and events that we are aware of at any time. There are various states of consciousness that differ from our normal waking consciousness called ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS such as meditation, dreaming, hypnosis and the sleep state. Meditation Dream Hypnosis Sleep STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS As William James pointed out we actually experience a STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS as thoughts flow in and out of our mind rapidly as we race from one topic, feeling, image or sensation to another in rapid succession. Forms of consciousness also vary from conscious to subconscious and to nonconscious processes. STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS SLEEP SLEEP is an altered state we experience every night as we drift into deeper states of unconscious levels including a dream state, in which REM (Rapid Eye Movement) activity increases. Sleep and dreams are fascinating states of consciousness. Many psychologists have created systems to interpret the meaning of dreams to uncover the insights that these mind creations may reveal about our psychological nature. SLEEP SLEEP Stage One Sleep Pulse slows, muscles relax, breathing becomes uneven, brain waves irregular. If awoken, you will say you were “drifting.” SLEEP SLEEP Stage Two Sleep Eyes slowly roll from side to side; 30 minutes later you drift into deeper sleep. SLEEP Sleep Stage Three Sleep Large-amplitude Delta waves sweep your brain. SLEEP SLEEP Stage Four Sleep Deepest sleep; large regular Delta waves sweep the brain; sleep talking, walking, or bedwetting (if they occur at all) will happen here with no recollection. SLEEP SLEEP R.E.M. Sleep Rapid Eye Movement—dreams occur. Irregular breathing, hormones (adrenal and sexual) rise; muscles tense up—almost paralyzed, and your brain functions as if it were awake. R.E.M. Well, who wasn’t expecting something like this from me???? SLEEP DREAMS HYPNOSIS HYPNOSIS is an altered state of atten