AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The top of the iceberg that you can see above the water represents the conscious mind. The part of the iceberg that is submerged below the water, but is still visible, is the preconscious. The bulk of the iceberg that lies unseen beneath the waterline represents the unconscious.

Detailed explanation-2: -The unconscious mind (or the unconscious) consists of processes in the mind that occur automatically and are not available to introspection. Although these processes exist beneath the surface of conscious awareness, they are thought to exert an effect on conscious thought processes and behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -The image serves as an illustrative metaphor for Freud’s theory of the mind: Only a fragment of our ideas and feelings are conscious or “visible” to us, while the vast bulk of our mental content is unconscious or “invisible” to everyday introspection.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, the unconscious mind is defined as a reservoir of feelings, thoughts, urges, and memories that outside of conscious awareness.

Detailed explanation-5: -“The mind is like an iceberg; it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.” –Sigmund Freud, Founder of Psychoanalysis.