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History of Consciousness
- The French philosopher Rene Descartes theorized the idea that while the mind and body are separate, they do interact.
- Structuralists used introspection to analyze and report conscious sensations, thoughts, and experiences of their own minds. It was very subjective but inspired further research.
- American psychologist William James thought consciousness was unbroken and continuous despite the constant changes.
- Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud focused on understanding the importance of the unconscious and conscious mind.
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Consciousness: A Subjective Awareness
Consciousness is your own awareness of your thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments. This awareness is subjective.
Your conscious experiences can change from one moment to the next, but your experience of it may seem smooth.
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Changes in Consciousness
Changes of consciousness may be a sign of medical conditions, for example, aneurysm, brain infection, brain tumor or injury, dementia, drug use, epilepsy, heart disease, heatstroke, low blood sugar, poisoning, or shock.
If you think you are experiencing changes in consciousness, talk to yo...
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Types of Consciousness
Changes in consciousness can result in changes in perception, thinking, and interpretations of the world.
- Some different states of consciousness include dreams, hallucinations, hypnosis, meditation, sleep, and states induce by psychoactive drugs.
- Altered levels of consciousn...
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Finding A Universal Definition
The study of consciousness does not have a universally accepted operational definition. Modern researchers have proposed two significant theories of consciousness.
- Integrated Information Theory: This approach focus on learning about the physical processes that underl...
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