Cautiousness
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Cautious

Cautious means careful or to watch out. The connotation of this is neutral. Example: The sign told people to be Cautious of the hole.

Sensible Cautiousness

Moderately developed, cautiousness brings balanced circumspection, the capacity to act and carefully. A secretive way of hiding the intent to tell something or hide something from a person.

Excessive Cautiousness

Cautiousness is a negative energetical faculty. It stands for fear
Fear
Fear is a distressing negative sensation induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger...

 and shyness
Shyness
In humans, shyness is a social psychology term used to describe the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness experienced when a person is in proximity to, approaching, or being approached by other people, especially in new situations or with unfamiliar people...

 and will slow down activity. An overdeveloped cautiousness will give a shy and fearful subject, with procrastination
Procrastination
In psychology, procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of low-priority, and thus putting off important tasks to a later time...

, irresolution and indecision
Indecision
Indecision was a hardcore band which was started in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in 1993 and officially disbanded in the summer of 2000 though they still play shows occasionally.- History :From the band:...

.

The Opposite of Cautiousness

A negative cautiousness stands for reckless action
Recklessness (psychology)
Recklessness is disregard for or indifference to the dangers of a situation or for the consequences of one's actions....

, imprudence, immoderation.

Interaction with other faculties

  • Cautiousness + Affection
    Affection
    Affection or fondness is a "disposition or rare state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning: emotion ; disease; influence; state of being ; and state of mind...

    : fear to hurt other people, thus tact, friendliness
  • Cautiousness + Approbativeness
    Approbativeness
    Approbativeness is a faculty from the discipline of Phrenology.-Definition:Approbativeness is closely related to Self-esteem, but is clearly different: where Self-esteem stands for pride, Approbativeness stands for vanity. It relates to the way a subject will hanker for success and approbation from...

    : fear for other people's opinion, not daring to tell the truth.
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