Consciousness - An awareness of our own thoughts, feelings & perceptions of our surroundings in the environment., Focused Attention - High awareness of one thing not others., Hypnotized - Not in control, someone else is in control of you., Normal Waking Consciousness (NWS) - Awareness of your own thoughts, feelings, perceptions & behaviour from internal and external events., Altered State of Consciousness (ASC) - A state other than NWC in terms of awareness thoughts, feelings & behaviours., Selective Attention - Choosing & attending to a specific stimulus to the exclusion of others., Divided Attention - The ability to attend to & perform 2 or more activities at the same time., Content Limitations - The content held in our NWC tends to be more resistant or limited than the content of consciousness during an altered state,, Time Orientation - The ability to correctly perceive the speed at which time passes., Electroencephalograph (EEG) - Detects, amplifies & records electrical activity in the brain. Shows the frequency & amplitude of brainwave activity., Electrooculograph (EOG) - Detects, amplifies & records electrical activity in the muscles surrounding the eye. It measures changes in the voltage as the eyes move & rotate around the sockets., Electromyograph (EMG) - Detects, amplifies & records electrical activity created by active muscles, (muscle tension)., Frequency - The number of brainwaves per second, Amplitude - Size of peaks & troughs in brain activity., Stimulants - Increase activity in the CNS & the rest of the body., Depressants - Decrease activity in the CNS & the rest of the body.,

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