consciousness

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consciousness altered state of consciousness stream of consciousness

Main Entry: con·scious·ness
Pronunciation: kän-ch-sns
Function: noun
1 : the totality in psychology of sensations, perceptions, ideas, attitudes, and feelings of which an individual or a group is aware at any given time or within a given time span <altered states of consciousness, such as sleep, dreaming and hypnosis -- Bob Gaines>
2 : waking life (as that to which one returns after sleep, trance, or fever) in which one's normal mental powers are present <the ether wore off and the patient regained consciousness>
3 : the upper part of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes