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There is a sonic image of the heart in consciousness. It is based on the actual acoustic force of the heart. Anxiety is a disturbance of this sonic image and is the setting up of a sonic alarm throughout the mental apparatus. The author evaluates the role of this image in heart disorders and in processes of symbolization. Along with ego, id, superego, he adds as parts of the mental apparatus the image of the heart and its sonic alarm system, and a 'steersman' which performs perceptual and executive functions.