conscience Flashcards
conscience
A person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour
ratio
Reason placed in every person as a result of being created in the image of God
synderesis
Inner principle directing a person towards good and away from evil
conscientia
A person’s reason making moral judgements
vincible ignorance
Lack of knowledge for which a person is responsible
invincible ignorance
Lack of knowledge for which a person is not responsible
psychosexual development
Early childhood awareness of libido
id
Instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in pleasure
ego
Mediates between the id and the demands of social interaction
super ego
Contradicts the id and working on internalised ideals from parents and society tries to make the ego behave morally
guilt
A feeling experienced by someone who is aware of having done something wrong