Blog Post #4 - The Unconsciousness & The Two Track Mind

I read through the lecture on consciousness and it was a basic overview of the chapeter. The first thing I learned was there are different layers of awareness. The highest-level of consciousness is it involves controlled processing and the lowest level is called no awareness which Freud's belief states that some unconsious thoughts are too laden with anxiety and other negative emotions for consciouness to admit them. I never knew that we also had levels inbetween such as lower-level, altered states, and subconscious. I also learned that if someone is sleep deprived it can become chronic and there can be many side effects. Many days when I don't get enough sleep I can barely concentrate. This can affect the way I participate in school, my attitude, and my driving. In the end, not only does it affect me but also others around me. That is how important sleep really can be. I learned that I need at least eight hours of sleep a day, which is sometimes very hard for a person with a busy schedule and a lots to get done. I agree that you should really get at LEAST eight hours of sleep a day. It sucks going to school with crabby kids and going home to crabby people.