Unconscious: Those forces and content of the mind which are not ordinarily available to conscious awareness or to immediate recall.

Synonym: unconscious (psychology), subconscious.

Terms Related to Unconscious:

• Unconscious State

  Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced responsiveness to environmental stimuli. (From Adams et al., Principles of ...

• Cathexis

  Attachment, conscious or unconscious, of emotional feeling and significance to an idea, object or most commonly a person.

• Countertransference

  Conscious or unconscious emotional reaction of the therapist to the patient which may interfere with treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

• Sadism

  A condition in which there is a derivation of pleasure from inflicting pain, discomfort or humiliation on another person or persons. The sexual significance of ...

• Jungian Theory

  A theoretical psychoanalytical system centered around symbols of the unconscious with the unconscious material derived from two sources - the personal unconscious (repressed or forgotten ...

• Defense Mechanisms

  Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at ...

• Sexual Sadism

  A condition in which there is a derivation of pleasure from inflicting pain, discomfort or humiliation on another person or persons. The sexual significance of ...

• Minimally Conscious State

  Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage, in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles, autonomic control, and breathing) persist, but ...

• Unconsciousness

  Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced responsiveness to environmental stimuli. (From Adams et al., Principles of ...

• Mind Body and Relaxation Techniques

  A group of healing methods which emphasize mind-body interactions with intended benefits that include relaxation and emotional well being.