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The term subconscious is defined variously as an adjective or noun. In the strict psychological sense, the adjective is defined as "operating or existing outside of consciousness".^[1] The term also appears in Sigmund Freud's very early work, to denote the unconscious mind but was soon eliminated due its ambiguity.^[2] It may also be used to describe the preconscious, information contained in the mind, which although not presently in the conscious, 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^[3] despite remaining popular in common use.^[4] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... subconscious music is a record label created by Steven Severin, co-founder of Siouxsie & the Banshees and latterly a soundtrack composer, which has released several works by him and Arban Severin. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ... Sigmund Freud (IPA: ), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (May 6, 1856 â€“ September 23, 1939), was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Preconscious is a structure of the mind, postulated by Sigmund Freud, containing all memories that can be easily accessed by the conscious mind. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ...

The definition provided by the Concise Oxford English Dictionary is a little less specific,^[5] defining it in similar terms to the unconscious mind: an area of the mind one cannot be entirely aware of, but that still exerts some influence on one's thinking and actions. Concise Oxford English Dictionary (until 2002 officially entitled The Concise Oxford Dictionary, and widely known by the abbrevation COD) is probably the best-known of the smaller Oxford dictionaries. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

1 Modalities targeting the subconscious mind
2 Notes and references
3 See also
4 External links
5 Further reading

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 are a way to control your mind. ... Autosuggestion (or autogenous training) is a process by which an individual trains the subconscious mind to believe something, or systematically schematizes the persons own mental associations, usually for a given purpose. ... Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, that is apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent of physical stimuli. ... Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a controversial psychotherapeutic tool that intends to relieve many psychological conditions, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, general stress, addictions and phobias. ... Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing , also known by its abreviation EMDR, claims to relieve the symptoms of Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems using originally only movements of the eyes similar to those which occur naturally in REM sleep. ... Professor Charcot was well-known for showing, during his lessons at the SalpÃªtriÃ¨re hospital, hysterical woman patients â€“ here, his favorite patient, Blanche (Marie) Wittman, supported by Joseph BabiÅ„ski. ... A subliminal message is a signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception. ...

Notes and references

^ A Dictionary of Psychology Andrew M. Colman. Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. King's College London.
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^ Google search on "subconscious mind"
^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh edition revised Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. King's College London.

External links

Subconscious - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (379 words)
	The notion of a subconscious in some branches of psychotherapy is considered to be the deepest level of consciousness, that we are not directly aware of, but still affects conscious behavior.
	Knowledge of the subconscious has been exploited by marketing strategists employed by corporations to either play on hidden fears and secret desires buried in the common subconscious.
	Some psychics also believe that the subconscious mind possesses a kind of "hidden energy" or "potential" that can realize dreams and thoughts, with minimal conscious effort or action from the individual.

Subconscious Communication with the Pendulum (5370 words)
	Your Subconscious can analyze data and solve problems for you, help you make important decisions, give you accurate interpretations to tell you what your dreams really mean, tell you why you are ill, tell you why you fear something or feel negative and depressed, and many other services too numerous to mention.
	Consequently, it is not unreasonable to assume that the Subconscious of the pregnant woman knows the sex of the child that is forming within her.
	The MAYBE response is a useful tool for the Subconscious as it allows it to tell you that your question was worded in such a way that some of it is true and some of it is false.

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