conscious

conscious /con·scious/ (kon´shus)

1. having awareness of one's self, acts, and surroundings.

2. a state of alertness characterized by response to external stimuli.

3. in Freud's terminology, the part of the mind that is constantly within awareness.

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con·scious (knshs)

adj.

1. Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.

2. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate.

n.

In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant.

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conscious·ly adv.

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conscious

[kon′shəs]

Etymology: L, conscire, to be aware

1 adj, (in neurology) capable of responding to sensory stimuli; awake, alert; aware of one's external environment.

2 n, (in psychiatry) that part of the psyche or mental functioning in which thoughts, ideas, emotions, and other mental content are in complete awareness. Compare preconscious, unconscious.

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conscious,

adj pertaining to the state of mind in which an individual is able to breathe on his or her own and to respond to verbal commands and physical prompts.

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conscious

capable of responding to sensory stimuli; awake; aware.

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conscious

adjective Neurology Awake, alert. See Conservatorship, Unconscious noun Psychiatry The content of mind or mental functioning of which one is aware.