unit 4 ethics defintions

Character

The way your actions, over time, tend to become fixed in your body.

Commitment

Promise or pledge, something you resolve to carry out in the future.

Conscience

Our moral compass; an inner voice that tells us what is right and reflects God's law inscribed on the human heart.

Habit

A manner of behaving acquired through frequent repetition; prevailing disposition or character.

Identity

The distinguishing character of a person, largely determined by one's moral stance in life.

Judgment

The concrete decision of what one must do in a given situation based on personal values.

Language

A communication of thoughts through arbitrary signals, including voice, gestures, or written symbols.

Moral Stance

One's moral orientation or direction in life; what a person stands for.

Narcissism

A disorder marked by self-absorption to the exclusion of others.

Psychiatry

A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.