conscious mind
Deliberate thought faculty
The conscious mind is the part of mental activity you're aware of—thoughts, perceptions, and feelings you can observe and direct.
It contrasts with the unconscious or subconscious mind, where processes occur without awareness.
She pushed the worry out of her conscious mind and focused on the task.
In psychology, the conscious mind is often described as the tip of the iceberg, with vastly more happening beneath.
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- inner voiceUnspoken mental dialogue
- thinkingMental reasoning process
- train of thoughtConnected sequence of ideas
- egoOne's self-image
rational · wide awake · awake · paying attention · attention · deliberate · focus · perception · reasoning · thoughts · self-aware · lucid · alert · waking · in the moment · intention · cognition · critical thinking
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Mental processes beneath awareness
subconscious mind · unconscious · the unconscious · subconscious · shadow self
conscious mindunconsciousness
Complete lack of awareness
oblivion · stupor · altered states · trance state · hypnotic state
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