Consciousness and the unconscious.

Reviews numerous publications dealing with the problems of consciousness. The following have been described: (1) J. McCabe's attempts to synthesize data to give a history of the development of mind, (2) W. Fite's views on the nature of consciousness as unity in diversity, (3) K. Osterreich's postulate about the permanent ego as the principle of unity of conscious elements, (4) E. B. Titchener's notion of consciousness as the sum total of mental processes at any given time, (5) papers dealing with consciousness from both the psychological and philosophical point of view, and (6) papers dealing with consciousness under anesthesia. Concludes with a review of literature in the field of the unconscious or subconscious. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)