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Key Takeaways
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Full consciousness is the awareness of one’s internal and external stimuli.
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• Sleep is represented as an altered state of consciousness.
• There are many different stages of sleep, which make up REM sleep and non-
REM sleep.
• Sleep disorders involve things like insomnia and several different parasomnias.
• Altered states of consciousness can be from substances, physiological states, or pathological conditions.
• Meditation is an altered state of consciousness used in religious and secular circumstances.
• Hypnosis can be used to create an altered state and can be used to treat different mental and physical disorders.