Conscience Flashcards
What does Aquinas mean by the term Ratio?
Used to describe reason, something which is placed in every person due to being made in the image of God
What does Aquinas mean by the term Synderesis?
To follow the good and avoid the evil
What does Freud mean by the term Id?
Part of the mind that has instinctive impulses that seeks satisfaction in pleasure
What does Freud mean by the term Superego?
The part of the mind that contradicts the id and uses internalised ideals from parents and society to make the ego behave morally
What does Aquinas mean by the term Conscientia?
The process whereby a person’s reason makes moral decisions
What does Freud mean by the term Ego?
This word to describes the mediation between the id and the super-ego
What does Aquinas mean by the term Invincible Ignorance?
A lack of knowledge for which a person is not responsible, and cannot be blamed
What does Aquinas mean by the term Vincible Ignorance?
A lack of knowledge for which a person is responsible, and can be blamed
What does Freud believe are the parts of the human mind?
Unconscious mind, preconscious mind and conscious mind
What does Freud believe the unconscious mind does?
Repressed thoughts and feelings - we are not aware of whats in our conscious mind
What does Freud believe the preconscious mind does?
Holds memories accessible to the conscious mind when it looks
What does Freud believe the conscious mind does?
The thoughts you currently have, which the unconscious mind can’t access
What does Freud believe the three aspects of the human personality are?
The id, the ego and the superego
