Question

notes of psychology class 11 chapter 1
what are impact our life psychology?

Answer 1

To be conscious means to be aware of something. We are aware of not only the objects present in the outside environ but also of the processes taking place in ourselves. Thus we are aware of the diverse sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings that take place in ourselves. You will agree that we spend most of our lives in the state of waking consciousness, a state of clear, organized alertness.


In waking consciousness, we perceive time, place, and events as real, meaningful and familiar. However, the states of consciousness related to conditions such as fatigue, delirium, hypnosis, drugs, and ecstasy may differ markedly from the state of "normal" awareness. They are called "altered states of consciousness". Everyone experiences at least some kinds of altered states of consciousness such as sleep, dreaming and daydreaming. In everyday life, changes in consciousness may also accompany long distance running, listening to music, making love or other circumstances.


During an altered state of consciousness, changes can occur in the quality and pattern of mental activity. Typically, there are shifts in perceptions, emotions, memory, time- sense, thinking, feelings of self-control and suggestibility.