The Psychology of Consciousness: Theory and Practice (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Hashim, Hashim Talib; Alexiou, Athanasios

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The subject of consciousness has not, until now, been well documented and discussed in academic literature, and there is a real need to give this topic its due in the larger discussions of psychology and the behavioral sciences. This book explores the many levels of consciousness, and their roles in our life and behavior. The main role of consciousness is to create an awareness of how we as humans live our lives every day in all life stages. This book clarifies these situations in detail, and illustrates the systems, internally and externally, that work together. This book provides solutions and suggestions on how to have better control over our minds and behavior, the role of the consciousness in psychiatry, how to treat diseases and mental disorders and how to improve overall mental health. This book is divided into easy to understand sections which discuss each level of consciousness, so readers can focus on which elements are important depending on their area of focus and expertise.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 139
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030906924
• Artikelnr.: 64189054

Autorenporträt

Dr. Hashim Talib Hashim is a Researcher and certified international trainer. MBChB in the University of Baghdad / College of Medicine. He has more than 55 papers, many of them were published in international journals. He created the idea of "Postconscious" and "Gene's communication theory". He also developed a new treatment technique for infertility with electrical shocks. He has bit portion of his papers in cardiac medicine and surgery. He participated in more than 25 conferences and medical events either nationally and internationally to present his papers and researches. He was awarded many prized for the best paper and best presentation in three competitions. He is also a member of the international global health network that focuses on developing papers in global health related topics. He has his own lab of research in Iraq to work on his ideas and researches.   Dr. Athanasios Alexiou has a BSc in Applied Mathematics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1998, a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics Algorithms and Mathematical Modelling in Biology in 2012, a two-years Postdoc Research Fellowship in Neuroinformatic Applications in 2015 from the Ionian University. Nowadays, he serves as a Faculty Member of the Novel Global Community Education Foundation in Australia. He is also the Head of the Scientific Advisory Board of the AFNP Med Company in Austria. His main research field is Biomedical Informatics and Bioethics, specializing in Medical Decision Support Systems, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Biomarkers Modelling. He serves as an Associate Editor of the Frontiers Journals Genetics, Pharmacology and Sociology in the Section of ELSI (Ethical-Legal-Social Implications) in Science and Genetics, Guest Associate Editor in the Frontiers Neuroscience and Psychology Journal, Section Editor in the Current Alzheimer Research journal and Associate Editorial Board Member in The Open Public Health Journal; he is author/co-author of several peer-reviewed scientific papers in journals/conferences/books/chapters books/workshops; he had participated in several international funded programs; he serves as a Scientific and Program Committee Member in several conferences and as a Reviewer/Member of the Editorial Board of international journals; he supervises diploma theses and internships' programs mainly in Biomedical Informatics and Neurodegeneration Modelling; he has over 20 years of educational experience in teaching Computer Science Lessons and Theory of Algorithms.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch. 1: Introduction and History of Consciousness.- Ch. 2: Brain and Mind.- Ch. 3: Levels of Consciousness.- Ch. 4: Sleep and Dreaming.- Ch. 5: Artificial Consciousness.- Ch. 6: Hypnosis and Consciousness.- Ch. 7: Defense Mechanisms.- Ch. 8: Altered States of Consciousness.- Ch. 9: Drugs effects on Consciousness.- Ch. 10: Relativity of the human mind.- Ch. 11: Death and Consciousness.