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PRECONSCIENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- day's residues
1, record 1, English, day%27s%20residues
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to the psycho-analytic theory of dreams, [day's residues are] elements from the waking state of the day before which are found in the narrative of the dream and in the dreamer's free associations. They are connected, more or less distantly, to the unconscious wish that is fulfilled in the dream. Cases may be met with at any point between two extremes: cases where the presence of a particular day's residue appears to be motivated - in the first analysis at any rate - by a preoccupation or wish of the day before; and, at the opposite pole, cases where it is apparently insignificant daytime elements that are selected because of their being bound by association to the dream-wish. 2, record 1, English, - day%27s%20residues
Record 1, Key term(s)
- day's residue
- day residue
- day residues
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- restes diurnes
1, record 1, French, restes%20diurnes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] productions récentes du système préconscient qui fournissent au travail du rêve son matériau de base servant à élaborer le contenu manifeste du rêve. 1, record 1, French, - restes%20diurnes
Record 1, Key term(s)
- reste diurne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conscious 1, record 2, English, conscious
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The conscious, often abbreviated to 'Cs', is the system, or structure, in which conscious mental activity obeying the secondary processes occur. 1, record 2, English, - conscious
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Perception, reasoning, memory, intention, imagination, and the like make up the activity of the conscious. 1, record 2, English, - conscious
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conscient
1, record 2, French, conscient
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] l'un des trois systèmes de l'appareil psychique tel que S. Freud le concevait dans sa première topique, à côté du préconscient et de l'inconscient [...] 2, record 2, French, - conscient
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but de l’analyse est la prise de conscience par le sujet de l’origine de sa maladie : «Notre thérapeutique agit en transformant l’inconscient en conscient, et elle n’agit que dans la mesure où elle est à même d’opérer cette transformation». 3, record 2, French, - conscient
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-10-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- preconscious 1, record 3, English, preconscious
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pre-conscious 2, record 3, English, pre%2Dconscious
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Everything unconscious that can easily exchange the unconscious condition for the conscious one, is better described as "capable of entering consciousness," or as preconscious. 1, record 3, English, - preconscious
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Because words are learnt and used at will, they obviously relate to the pre-conscious, that region of the mind from which the contents can be voluntarily recalled to consciousness. 2, record 3, English, - preconscious
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- préconscient
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9conscient
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pré-conscient 2, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dconscient
masculine noun, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système préconscient vient s’intercaler entre l'inconscient et le conscient afin de permettre, en dernier ressort, la satisfaction adéquate des grands besoins vitaux. 3, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9conscient
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le préconscient renferme l'ensemble des données psychiques qui ne sont pas actuellement présentes à la conscience(souvenirs, connaissance, habitudes) mais peuvent en droit le devenir à l'appel de la volonté. 3, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9conscient
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-09-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- preconscious
1, record 4, English, preconscious
adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression. 1, record 4, English, - preconscious
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- préconscient
1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9conscient
adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pré-conscient 2, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dconscient
adjective, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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