The unconscious is a reservoir of repressed, unacceptable, or unpleasant feelings, wishes, thoughts, urges, and memories residing outside our conscious awareness. It is a concept in psychoanalytic theory proposed by Sigmund Freud. While dreams may be one way that these unconscious thoughts and feelings manifest themselves, the unconscious is not only active during sleep.

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The Unconscious Is

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The unconscious is

A) Psychic energy that allows some to see the future.
B) A reservoir of repressed, unacceptable, or unpleasant feelings, wishes, thoughts, urges, and memories residing outside our conscious awareness
C) The hidden meanings behind language and symbols that our brains perceive.
D) Only activated when we sleep. It manifests itself in dreams.

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