Chapter 11. May: Existential Psychology Flashcards

1
Q

A basic tenet of existentialism is that _________, meaning that what people do is more important than what they are.

A

existence precedes essence

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True or False. People are either subjective or objective: meaning, they are either thinking or acting beings.

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False. People are BOTH subjective and objective: that is, they are thinking as well as acting beings.

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True or False. People are motivated to search for answers to important questions regarding the meaning of life.

A

True

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4
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True or False. People have an equal degree of both freedom and responsibility.

A

True

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5
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The unity of people and their phenomenological world is expressed what term?

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Dasein, or being-in-the-world

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6
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3 modes of being-in-the-world:

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  1. Umwelt
  2. Mitwel
  3. Eigenwelt
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7
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One’s relationship with the world of things

A

Umwelt

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8
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One’s relationship with the world of people.

A

Mitwelt

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9
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One’s relationship with oneself.

A

Eigenwelt

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10
Q

It is an awareness of the possibility of one’s not

being, through death or loss of awareness.

A

Nonbeing or nothingness

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11
Q

True or False. People experience anxiety when they are aware of the possibility of their nonbeing as well as when they are aware that they are free to choose.

A

True

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12
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It is experienced by everyone and is proportionate to the threat.

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Normal anxiety

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13
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It is disproportionate to the threat, involves repression, and is handled in a self-defeating manner.

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Neurotic anxiety

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14
Q

People experience guilt as a result of their:

A

1) separation from the natural world
2) inability to judge the needs of others
3) denial of their own potentials.

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15
Q

What is the underlying structure that gives meaning to experience and allows people to make decisions about the future?

A

Intentionality

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16
Q

It means taking delight in the presence of the other person and affirming that person’s value as much as one’s own.

A

Love

17
Q

___, a basic form of love, is a biological function that seeks satisfaction through the release of sexual tension.

A

Sex

18
Q

It is a higher form of love that seeks an enduring union with a loved one.

A

Eros

19
Q

_______ is the form of love that seeks a nonsexual friendship with another person.

A

Philia

20
Q

_______ is the highest form of love; is altruistic and seeks nothing from the other person.

A

Agape

21
Q

This is gained through confrontation with one’s destiny and through an understanding that death or nonbeing is a possibility at any moment.

A

Freedom

22
Q

What is the freedom of action, freedom to move about, to pursue tangible goals?

A

Existential freedom

23
Q

What is the freedom of being, freedom to think, to plan, to hope.

A

Essential freedom

24
Q

________ are belief systems, both conscious and unconscious, that provide explanations for personal and social problems.

A

Cultural myths