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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.

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