consciousness (redirected from Concious)

consciousness /con·scious·ness/ (-nes)

1. the state of being conscious.

2. subjective awareness of the aspects of cognitive processing and the content of the mind.

3. the current totality of experience of which an individual or group is aware at any time.

4. the conscious.

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con·scious·ness (knshs-ns)

n.

1. The state or condition of being conscious.

2. A sense of one's personal or collective identity, especially the complex of attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or a group.

3. In psychoanalysis, the conscious.

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consciousness,

n a state in which the individual is capable of rational response to questioning and has all protective reflexes intact, including the ability to maintain a patent airway.

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consciousness

the state of being conscious; responsiveness of the brain to impressions made by the senses. Altered states range from the normal, complete alertness to depression, confusion, delirium and finally loss of consciousness.