Glossary C

Conscience refers to the internal structure of one’s socially learned standards of right and wrong by which an individual judges his or her behavior. It is defined as the component of the superego that contains behaviors for which the child has been punished.

Deutsch: Gewissenhaftigkeit / Español: Conciencia / Português: Conscienciosidade / Français: Conscience / Italiano: Coscienziosità

People high on th dimension of conscientiousness tend to be hard working, ambitious, energetic, scrupulous, and persevering.

In psychology, conscientiousness is one of the five major dimensions of personality in the Five-Factor Model, also known as the Big Five personality traits. It refers to a person's level of self-discipline, carefulness, and thoroughness.

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Conscious emotion refers to a powerful and clearly unified feeling state, such as anger or joy

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Conscious or Consciousness refers to the portion of the mind or mental functioning that individuals are aware of, including sensations and experiences.

Conscious system is defined as the part of the mind that performs complex operations

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Consciousness refers to the quality or state of being aware of something within oneself as an individual entity or personality; the state of being that includes sensation, emotion, volition, and thought

- Consciousness-raising groups (CR) : Consciousness-raising groups (CR) refers to the creation of the women’s movement, the purpose of which is for women to meet regularly to be able to discuss among themselves their lives and the problems and issues they are facing.

Consensual crime refers to any crime in which the "victim" is a willing participant (drug use, prostitution, etc.).

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