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PRECONSCIOUS [2 records]

Record 1 1993-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
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.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
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.

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.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique

Spanish

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