Consciousness - awareness of external events and internal sensations
    Stream of Consciousness

Levels of Awareness
    Higher Level of Consciousness
        Controlled processes
    Lower Levels of Awareness
        Automatic Processes
        Day Dreaming
    Altered States of Awareness
    Subconscious Awareness
        Waking Subconscious Awareness
        Sleep and Dreams
    No Awareness
        Unconscious Thought

Biological Rhythms
    Circadian Rhythms
        - about a day
            - Siffre's work in isolation suggest that without external cues (clocks, calendars, sun, moon) circadian rhythms estimate a day as 25 hours
        - Changes in body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar level, sleep/wake cycle
        - Jet Lag
            - Fly from LA to NYC, then your body will thinks it is earlier because it is still on Pacific time
            - Fly from NYC to LA, then your body will think it is later because it is still on Eastern time
        - Shift work

Sleep
Stages
    Stages 1-4
    REM
    Amount of sleep across the lifespan
        Autostimulation Theory
Disorders
    Sleep walking
    Nightmares
    Sleep Apnea

Dreams
    Wish fulfillment
    Manifest content
    Latent content
    Cognitive Theory of Dreams
    Activation-synthesis theory

Hypnosis
4 steps
    1) Distractions are minimized
    2) Person concentrates on something specific
    3) Person is to expect the hypnotic state
    4) Hypnotist suggest things that he observes or know will occur 

Psychoactive Drugs
    Substances that act on the nervous system to alter states of consciousness, modify perceptions, and change moods

Tolerance
Physical Dependence
Psychological Dependence
Addiction
    Disease model of Addiction

Type of Drugs
    Depressants
        Alcohol
        Barbiturates
        Tranquilizers
        Opiates
    Stimulants
        Amphetamines
        Cocaine
        MDMA (Ecstasy)
        Caffeine
        Nicotine 
    Hallucinogens
        Marijuana
        LSD