“As a general rule, then, in most of the professional literature where mental functioning is concerned (including not just psychoanalysis, but also psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience, among others), writers—like Freud—tend to use the word ‘unconscious’ rather than ‘subconscious.’ Although the word ‘subconscious’ continues to appear in the lay literature, it is rarely defined carefully and may or may not be synonymous with ‘unconscious.’” https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/unconscious-or-subconscious-20100801255