The correct answer is option 1: Unconscious
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In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious mind is the part of the mind that stores instinctive and animal drives — things like aggressive urges, sexual desires, and repressed memories.
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It is hidden from our conscious awareness but influences behavior strongly.
The other options:
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Conscious ➔ The part we are aware of (thoughts, perceptions).
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Preconscious ➔ Memories and information just below the surface, easily brought into consciousness.
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Id ➔ The Id is the part of the unconscious mind that specifically contains instinctual drives, but the level asked here is the unconscious overall.
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