- Subconscious
The term subconscious is defined as existing or operating in the
mind beneath or beyondconscious awareness . The word was coined by the psychologistPierre Janet , who credited it with a hidden level ofawareness andautomatism . In the strict psychological sense, the adjective is defined as "operating or existing outside ofconsciousness ". [ [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t87.e8078 A Dictionary of Psychology] Andrew M. Colman. Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. King's College London.] The term also appears inSigmund Freud 's very early work, to denote theunconscious mind but was soon eliminated due to its ambiguity. [ [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t87.e8078 ibid] ] It may also be used to describe thepreconscious , information contained in the mind, which although not presently in theconscious , may be recalled by "directing attention to them", such as memories not being recalled at present, but still available to be recalled at will. Use of the term "subconscious" is avoided in academic settings [ [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t87.e8078 ibid] ] despite remaining popular in common use. [ [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22subconscious+mind%22 Google search on "subconscious mind"] ]Modalities targeting the subconscious mind
There are a number of methods in use to try to directly affect the subconscious/unconscious mind, primarily the following:
*Affirmations
*Autosuggestion
*Binaural beats
*Hypnosis
*Subliminal message sNotes and references
ee also
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Consciousness
*Collective unconscious
*Preconscious
*Jacques Lacan
*REM sleep
*NREM
*Slow wave sleep Transdisciplinary topics
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*Philosophy of mind
*List of thought processes External links
* [http://www.apa.org American Psychology Association]
* [http://m-w.com/dictionary/subconscious Merriam Webster Dictionary Definition]
* [http://www.subconscious-mind.org/subconscious-mind-power-techniques/ Article on Subconscious Mind Power Techniques]Further reading
* Hill, Napoleon. Think and Grow Rich (1937), Chapter XII "The Subconscious Mind".
* Powell, Robert Charles (1979). "The 'Subliminal' versus the 'Subconscious' in the American Acceptance of Psychoanalysis, 1906-1910." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Science, 15, 155-165.
* Murphy, Joseph Murphy (2001). The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Bantam Books.
* How to Work Wonders With Your Subconscious Mind by Christian D. Larson, Aware Publishing.
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