Internal Monologue
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An Internal Monologue is a thought process in words.
- AKA: Inner Voice, Internal Speech, Verbal Stream of Consciousness.
- See: Language And Thought, Stream of Consciousness, Monologue, Default Mode Network, Subvocalizing, Attribution (Psychology), Schizophrenia, Hallucinations, Contemplation, Philosophy of Language.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/internal_monologue Retrieved:2015-5-9.
- Internal monologue, also known as inner voice, internal speech, or verbal stream of consciousness is thinking in words. It also refers to the semi-constant internal monologue one has with oneself at a conscious or semi-conscious level (see Default mode network).
Much of what people consciously report "thinking about" may be thought of as an internal monologue, a conversation with oneself. Some of this can be considered as speech rehearsal.
- When people read, their internal monologue actually moves their muscles slightly as if they were speaking;this is called subvocalizing.
- In some medical or mental conditions there is uncertainty about the source of internal sentences. Attribution for an internal monologue may lead to concerns over schizophrenia, hallucinations, or hearing voices.
- Contemplation attempts to calm the internal voice by various means.
- In the philosophical field of language there is much research about internal speech in correlation with the building and usage of phrases in one's own idiom and thus the importance of language in the process of thinking.
- Internal monologue, also known as inner voice, internal speech, or verbal stream of consciousness is thinking in words. It also refers to the semi-constant internal monologue one has with oneself at a conscious or semi-conscious level (see Default mode network).