The mind is an interesting thing. It's made up of three aspects: the conscious, subconscious and unconscious. Each one can influence how we feel, think and behave in different ways. In this article you'll learn about these three aspects and how they work together to create what we call "mind."
We used to think that the mind was a single entity, but we now know that our brains are made up of three different parts. The conscious mind is the part of your brain that is aware and thinking. This would be what you use when you do things like drive a car or eat dinner. The subconscious mind, on the other hand, is the part of your brain where most of your daily functions and habits occur without much thought at all.
The unconscious mind is perhaps the most interesting part of your brain because it is where all your dreams and thoughts go when they disappear from consciousness after waking up or falling asleep. The unconscious mind deals with emotions and memories, which can manifest as either negative or positive emotions depending on how they’ve been handled previously in life—this process plays an important role in determining who we become as adults!
Stream of consciousness - By agsandrew
Conscious
Consciousness is the quality or state of being aware of an external object or something within oneself. It has been defined as: sentience, awareness, subjectivity, the ability to experience or to feel; wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood; having a sense of continuity; and the executive control system of the mind. Despite the difficulty in definition, many scholars have argued that there is a fundamental uniqueness about consciousness distinguishing it from other mental states (such as sleeping), being characterised by at least two major character: subjective experience and intentionality ().
The concept of consciousness is associated with philosophy of mind, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science and biology. The common usage of the term refers to an individual’s awareness of the world and themselves. It can also be defined as a level of mental processing which includes rational thought but goes beyond simple reaction to stimuli.
This includes the ability to be self-aware, have subjective experiences and being able to feel. In psychology, consciousness is the level of mental processing comprising all things a person may experience at any given time. It is distinguished from subcortical processes—such as those that occur in the brainstem, cerebellum and reticular formation—which are not associated with awareness or any subjective experience.
The concept of consciousness can be broken down into a number of distinct sub-categories, each dealing with a different aspect of the issue. For example, there are questions regarding whether consciousness has multiple realisability (whether it exists in many possible forms), how consciousness is linked to language and culture, and how it may relate to other phenomena such as dreaming, hypnosis and metacognition.
Subconscious
Your subconscious is the part of your mind that operates automatically, without your conscious awareness. It is responsible for storing and processing information, as well as controlling involuntary functions such as breathing and heartbeat. The subconscious often acts as a filter for your conscious thoughts, preventing them from entering into your awareness if they are deemed unnecessary or undesirable by your ego.
The subconscious and unconscious minds are often confused with one another, but they operate in very different ways. The subconscious is responsible for all the things you do without thinking about them, such as driving to work or tying your shoes. The unconscious mind may be more difficult to define, but it is generally understood to be a source of our deepest drives, emotions and motivations.
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Unconscious
The unconscious is the part of the mind that is not conscious. It's not controlled by your conscious mind, and it doesn't know it exists. The unconscious does all kinds of things—it can influence you without your knowledge or control, like when something makes you think of someone else or gives you a funny feeling in your stomach even though you don't know why.
The unconscious mind is a powerful tool, and it can be used in many ways. It's responsible for our emotions and feelings, as well as the creative process. The problem is that if we don't know how to use it, the unconscious mind can lead us down paths that are not always helpful or productive...
The most important thing to remember about the unconscious mind is that it operates outside of awareness and control by reason. When I say "unconscious," I'm talking about two things: how much we're aware of what happens inside our own heads; and how easily we can control those thoughts once they start coming up in our minds (or if they come up at all).
Conclusion
Consciousness is a term that has many different meanings. At its most basic level, it can refer to being awake and responsive to one’s environment. It is also often used to describe the subjective experience of awareness, which is how things appear in our minds as opposed to how they actually are.
The subconscious mind is a powerful thing. It can control our emotions, thoughts and behaviour without us even realising it. This makes it one of the biggest influencers in our lives, but we don’t always know how to tap into its power.
The conscious mind is what we see when we look in the mirror every morning or when we look out into the world through our eyes. It’s what makes us feel alive and aware of ourselves as individuals with thoughts, feelings and desires that separate us from others around us. But while it’s easy to focus on this part of our brain because it’s so visible and accessible—and therefore easy to understand—the subconscious has less direct access to view or control over its own processes than does its counterpart: namely because there are no specific organs involved in regulating these processes such as those belonging exclusively for thought production (e.g., prefrontal cortex). Therefore an understanding of how both parts interact together is necessary for any successful attempt at changing behaviour patterns via cognitive therapy—or any other type of psychological treatment method!
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