Sigmund Freud’s The Unconscious The unconscious, or also knows as the subconscious, is "the complex of mental activities within an individual that proceed without his awareness." ("Unconscious" Encyclopedia Britannica) Sigmund Freud was the first to suggest that the unconscious affects a person’s behaviour despite the mind not perceiving the thought. Although theorists deny the actuality of the unconscious, Freud’s concepts of different conscious states are well established and continue to be in …showed first 75 words of 229 total…

…showed last 75 words of 229 total…mind when he published The Interpretation of Dreams. Freud’s theories were the root of ridicule. Despite the negative publicity that Freud received, he continued his practice and studies. Today, what was mocked, is now seen as one of the most influential ideas in psychoanalysis to date. But why does Freud’s The Unconscious hold such substantial relevance today and how does it influence generations of those concerned with the study of the human mind?