psyche
n. countablen. the human mind, soul, or spirit. It describes the part of you that controls how you think and feel.
n. the totality of the human mind, including both conscious and unconscious processes. Often used to describe the collective mental or emotional state of a group.
The movie explores the dark side of the human psyche.
To understand the nation's reaction to the crisis, one must look deep into the collective psyche of its citizens.
Jungian theory suggests that the psyche is composed of several interacting systems, including the ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious which houses universal archetypes.
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).
Often appears in the phrase 'the human psyche' or 'the collective psyche'.