collective unconscious
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collective unconscious
n.
In Jungian psychology, a part of the unconscious mind, shared by a society, a people, or all humankind, that is the product of ancestral experience.
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collective unconscious
n
(Psychology) (in Jungian psychological theory) a part of the unconscious mind incorporating patterns of memories, instincts, and experiences common to all mankind. These patterns are inherited, may be arranged into archetypes, and are observable through their effects on dreams, behaviour, etc
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collec′tive uncon′scious
n.
(in Jungian psychology) inborn unconscious psychic material common to humankind, accumulated by the experience of all preceding generations.
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collective unconscious
In the psychology of Carl Jung, an area of the unconscious mind that all members of a society share, including instincts and religious feelings.
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