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consciousness - ANSWER a person's awareness of everything that is going on around him or her at any given moment -- used to organize behavior waking consciousness - ANSWER -thoughts, feelings, sensations are clear -the person is alert and experiences are clear -able to use information to direct our behaviors and senses altered state of consciousness - ANSWER -shift of consciousness from waking -shift in quality or pattern in mental activity -changes in alertness, divided consciousness ex. SLEEP circadian rhythm - ANSWER a cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24 hour period hypothalamus - ANSWER tiny section of brain that influences the glandular system suprachiasmatic nucleus - ANSWER internal clock that tells people to wake up/fall asleep -sensitive to light -helps regulate rhythm - stimulates release of melatonin