According to renowned psychotherapist Sigmund Freud, competing psychological forces that function at three distinct levels of awareness—the preconscious, conscious, and unconscious minds—interact constantly and uniquely to shape behavior and personality. He thought that every one of these mental regions had a significant impact on behavior. Understanding what Freud thought each aspect of personality accomplished, how it functioned, and how these three components combine to shape the human experience is crucial to comprehending his theory. Every degree of awareness influences how people think and behave. Even though the knowledge stored in the unconscious mind is not conscious, it nevertheless affects how people behave. Negative thoughts, self-defeating thoughts and behaviors, feelings of anger, compulsive behaviors, behavioral issues from childhood, interpersonal relationship difficulties, distressing patterns in romantic relationships, attitudes toward others, unhealthy habits, distressing dreams, initial impressions of other people, prejudice and stereotypes are a few ways the unconscious can influence behavior. What are referred to as slips of the tongue are another illustration of the unconscious mind in action. A lot of us have at some point or another gone through what is called a “Freudian slip.” It is thought that these falsehoods disclose underlying, subconscious feelings or thoughts.
