What part of the mind, according to Freud, corresponds to the state of awareness?

The concept of the conscious mind, according to Freud, refers to the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that individuals are currently aware of and actively thinking about. This part of the mind includes everything that a person is fully aware of at any given moment, such as what one is experiencing through the senses or what they are thinking about. It serves as the immediate awareness of one’s surroundings, internal experiences, and current thoughts.

Freud's theoretical structure of the mind includes the preconscious, which contains thoughts that are not currently in awareness but can be easily accessed. The unconscious mind consists of memories and thoughts that are not readily accessible to conscious awareness and can influence behavior in ways that the individual may not consciously realize. The term subconscious is often used in popular psychology but is not one of Freud's original terms and does not align with his structural model of the psyche. Thus, the correct answer identifies the part of the mind explicitly associated with one's active thoughts and awareness.