unconscious process

Other forms: unconscious processes

Definitions of unconscious process

1. noun

   a mental process that you are not directly aware of
   synonyms: process

   types:

   sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy

   uttering speech while asleep

   condensation

   (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

   defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction

   (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

   compensation

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

   conversion

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

   denial

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

   displacement

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

   idealisation, idealization

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

   intellectualisation, intellectualization

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict

   isolation

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

   projection

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

   rationalisation, rationalization

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

   reaction formation

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them

   regression

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

   repression

   (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

   type of:

   cognition, knowledge, noesis

   the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning