unconscious /un·con·scious/ (un-kon´shus)
unconscious
unconscious [un-kon´shus]
unconscious,
unconscious (unkon´sh
s),
unconscious
1. insensible; incapable of responding to sensory stimuli and of having subjective experiences.
2. the part of the mind not readily accessible to conscious awareness but whose existence may be manifested in symptom formation, in dreams, or under the influence of drugs.
collective unconscious the elements of the unconscious that are theoretically common to mankind.
un·con·scious ( n-k n sh s)adj. 1. Of or in a state of unconsciousness; not conscious. 2. Occurring in the absence of conscious awareness or thought, as an emotion or motive. 3. Without conscious control; involuntary or unintended. n. In psychoanalytic theory, the division of the mind containing elements of psychic makeup, such as memories or repressed desires, that are not subject to conscious perception or control but that often affect conscious thoughts and behavior. un·con scious·ly adv. |
unconscious
[unkon′shəs]
Etymology: ME, un + L, conscire, to be aware
1 unaware of the surrounding environment; insensible; incapable of responding to sensory stimuli.
2 (in psychiatry) the part of the mental function in which thoughts, ideas, emotions, or memories are beyond awareness and rarely subject to ready recall. It contains data that have never been conscious or that were conscious at one time, usually for a brief period, and later repressed. Compare preconscious. See also collective unconscious, personal unconscious.
unconscious [un-kon´shus]
1. insensible; incapable of responding to sensory stimuli and of having subjective experiences.
2. the part of the mind that is not readily accessible to conscious awareness by ordinary means but whose existence may be manifested in symptom formation, in dreams, or under the influence of drugs; it is one of the systems of Freud's topographic model of the mind.
collective unconscious in jungian psychology, the portion of the unconscious that is theoretically common to mankind.
unconscious,
n in hypnotherapy, the unconscious is viewed as sensory information not in current awareness.
unconscious (unkon´sh
s),adj insensible; not receiving any sensory impression and not having any subjective experiences.
unconscious
insensible; incapable of responding to sensory stimuli and of having subjective experiences.
unconscious
adjective 1. Not conscious, referring to a reflex movement 2. The psychic structure(s), per the psychoanalytic construct, of which a person is unaware Psychiatry That part of the mind or mental functioning of which the
content is only rarely subject to awareness; it is a repository for data that have never been conscious–primary repression or that may have been conscious briefly and later repressed–secondary repression
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