inconscient

Examples

• All

• Freud's theories focused on the power of the inconscient in shaping behavior.

• Many therapists explore the inconscient to understand their patients better.

• Some psychologists believe the inconscient influences our actions more than we realize.

• Dreams are often thought to reveal hidden aspects of the inconscient.

• Freud believed that dreams provide access to the inconscient mind, revealing hidden desires.

• Many of our fears and anxieties stem from the inconscient part of our psyche.

• In therapy, she explored her childhood memories that lingered in the inconscient.

Synonyms

S

subconscious

vsinconscient

66 5.2

The part of your mind you are not fully aware of that influences your thoughts and actions

is fully inaccessible and stores hidden desires away from conscious thought

S

subconscious mind

vsinconscient

10 4.4

Part of your mind that works without you noticing and shapes thoughts and actions

is seen as fully inaccessible rather than a lower level that still shapes actions

U

unconscious mind

vsinconscient

• Specialized

4 4.1

Thoughts and feelings you are not aware of that affect your actions

is more about being unreachable to conscious thought than influencing actions

U

unconscious

vsinconscient

• Informal

3 4.3

The part of the mind with thoughts and feelings you are not aware of

is fully inaccessible and stores desires outside conscious awareness

S

subconsciousness

vsinconscient

1 6.7

A part of the mind that affects your feelings, thoughts, and actions

is more about being completely inaccessible rather than partially unaware and influential

S

submind

vsinconscient

9.9

The part of your mind that works without you noticing

is defined as fully inaccessible storage rather than a functioning lower part

Surface Forms

Etymology