Unit 2 Chap 3

Question 1

Six aspects of the human person

Answer 1

Importance of others - care for others

Direction - identity = what you commit to

Language - how we express who we are

Body - habits shape your characters

Conscience - inner voice from god to do good

Developing conscience- conscience matures with learning + faith

Question 2

Misinformed conscience symptoms

Answer 2

Rationalization - it’s wrong but I had a reason

Trivialization - it’s no big deal

Misinformation - someone said it’s okay

Ends justify the means - I had no choice

Means to end - it’ll help long-term

Panic/no thinking - acted without thought

Question 3

O’connells 3 sense of conscience

Answer 3

Capacity - born knowing right/wrong

Process - think through choices

Judgement - do what’s right and stick to it

Question 4

Super-ego vs moral conscience

Answer 4

Super-ego - “I should do this” fear based

Moral conscience - “ I want to do this” value based