5.3 - The Unconscious Mind

Question 1

What is the “Dynamic Unconscious”?

Answer 1

An active system encompassing a lifetime of hidden memories, the person’s deepest instincts and desires, and the person’s inner struggle to control these forces; described by Freud

Question 2

What is “Repression”?

Answer 2

Mental processes that removes unacceptable thoughts and memories form unconsciousness and keeps them in the unconscious

Question 3

What is “Cognitive Unconscious”?

Answer 3

All mental processes that give rise to a person’s thoughts, choices, emotions, and behaviour even though they are not experienced by the person

Question 4

What is “Subliminal Perception”?

Answer 4

A thought or behaviour that is influenced by stimuli that a person cannot unconsciously report perceiving; controversial

Question 5

What are “Dual-Process Theories”?

Answer 5

Theories that suggest that we have two different systems in our brains for processing information: one dedicated to fast, automatic, and unconscious processing, and the other dedicated to slow, effortful, and conscious processing.

Question 6

Define an “Altered state of consciousness”:

Answer 6

A form of experience that departs from the normal subjective experience of the world and the mind

• Changes in thinking
• Disturbances in sense of time
• Changes in emotional expression
• Perceptual distortions
• Changes in meaning or significance
• Feelings of loss of control