Question

What is another name for the “subconscious” (in classical psychoanalysis)?

• A. Available memory (Preconscious)
• B. Id
• C. Ego
• D. None of these

Hint:

Subconscious $\approx$ preconscious: just below awareness, readily recallable.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Clarify the topographical model. Freud divided mind into {conscious, preconscious, unconscious}. The preconscious contains material outside current awareness but easily retrievable—{available memory}.
Step 2: Resolve the terminology. Many textbooks loosely use “subconscious” for this preconscious layer (not for id/ego structures).
Step 3: Conclude. \[ \boxed{\text{Available memory / Preconscious (Option A).}} \]